I'd like a feature where PMs are purged automatically after a site-wide time limit expires. As a corresponding change, there should be a lock/protect feature to make messages exempt from this expiration process.

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Rosamunda commented

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I think this feature is a must, and it should be added with the ability of limit the quantity of PM in inbox too.

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bobdalob commented

+1

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dami commented

+1 and subscribe

I think pm_archive module already has an option to auto delete old messages? All we need is the 'protect' function then.

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litwol commented
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This will be an easy feature to implement as part of a sattelite module.

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berdir
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I apologize for pinging the participants, I'm closing out old issues.
Privatemsg already implements some of these features. Please file a
feature request against the latest DRUPAL-6 version if still relevant.

For a quota by number of messages, see the new privatemsg_quota submodule, which I've just started: #69856: Message limits.

Auto-delete/Purge will probably not be implemented, because it might delete things that are still important. With the above module and my UI patch at #348907: Per thread/Multiple thread actions, users will be able to easily delete for example some of the oldest messages they have with a simple click.