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HOW TO: Define Newsgroup Limits and Expirations in Windows

PSS ID Number: 302547

Article Last Modified on 11/4/2003

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

This article was previously published under Q302547

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SUMMARY
** Defining Newsgroup Limits and Expirations
- *** To Create an Expiration Policy
  - To Modify an Expiration Policy

SUMMARY

This step-by-step guide describes how to define newsgroup limits and expirations.

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Defining Newsgroup Limits and Expirations

You can limit how long articles are kept in a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) service newsgroup by defining expiration policies for newsgroups. An expiration policy can apply to a single newsgroup or to any number of newsgroups. You can define as many policies as you need. In each case, the oldest articles are deleted first.

If you do not specify an expiration policy for a newsgroup, delete articles manually when they are no longer needed.

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To Create an Expiration Policy

In Microsoft Management Console, expand the appropriate NNTP virtual server to display the Expiration Policies node.
Right-click Expiration Policies, point to New, and then click Expiration Policy.
Follow the instructions in the New NNTP Expiration Policy Wizard.

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To Modify an Expiration Policy

In Microsoft Management Console, click the Expiration Policies node under the NNTP virtual server.
In the Details pane, click the expiration policy that you want to modify.
On the Action menu, click Properties.
Change the options in the Expiration Policy dialog box as needed.