Author: hantslug Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Is it safe to delete... (Episode 2 of virus saga)
On Saturday 03 Feb 2007 14:57, Graham Bleach wrote: > On 03/02/07, Jim Kissel <jlk@???> wrote:
> > I'm guessing your are using POP3 for you e-mail protocol, otherwise if
> > you were using IMAP4, you Inbox would be on the e-mail server. I
> > wouldn't delete you Inbox, but rather clear it from the command line
> > with:
> >
> > $ cat /dev/null > Inbox
>
> Just to be clear, that will remove all emails in your husband's inbox.
> It would be advisable to back it up first.
Thanks! :-) I in fact did a backup of /home/peter before I started to fiddle.
But I easily might not have, so I appreciate all advice.
