Would it be possible to have more PMs saved?

[Dave2002]

I suspect that the limit of 200 PMs saved in this forum can be modified with the flick of a number.
I wonder - now that the forum has been running for quite a while - and also memory should be getting cheaper, if it would be possible - or even desirable - to raise the limit to (say) 400.

If there were a way of archiving all the PMs and then inputting them back into some sort of viewing tool I wouldn't be making this suggestion.
Indeed, it ought to be possible to make such a tool, given the various export formats, but I've just never got round to making one, and such tools as I do use are not ideal.

[vinteuil]

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[cloughie]

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... why?


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Yes who really needs 200+?

[french frank]

I suspect that the limit of 200 PMs saved in this forum can be modified with the flick of a number.

It can indeed, but I don't think the forum is intended to be used as a sort of personal storage volume. You can download and save PMs, and file them in whatever order you want to. I think 200 is quite generous given that most PMs won't be worth saving anyway; and will never be looked at 2 years later.

[Roslynmuse]

If you receive email notifications of PMs then the message is included there too. Keep the email/ file it away - easy.

[Pulcinella]

If you receive email notifications of PMs then the message is included there too. Keep the email/ file it away - easy.

That's certainly what I do.
But haven't we had this discussion (about saving messages) before, quite recently?

[Dave2002]

It can indeed, but I don't think the forum is intended to be used as a sort of personal storage volume. You can download and save PMs, and file them in whatever order you want to. I think 200 is quite generous given that most PMs won't be worth saving anyway; and will never be looked at 2 years later.

The issue there is the format in which they are downloaded.

OK - so nobody else seems to be interested.

I do have PMs stored which go back several years. Whether I really need them ... interesting point!

I shall go back to pruning the emails I have in order toI create enough space so that the system continues to function.

[cloughie]

The issue there is the format in which they are downloaded.

OK - so nobody else seems to be interested.

I do have PMs stored which go back several years. Whether I really need them ... interesting point!

I shall go back to pruning the emails I have in order toI create enough space so that the system continues to function.

I think a bit of digital decluttering is nigh!

[Dave2002]

I think a bit of digital decluttering is nigh!

Not the highest priority, but might happen in the next week or two.

[cloughie]

Not the highest priority, but might happen in the next week or two.

Or like me year or two!

[Serial_Apologist]

It's nice to have PMs that remind one where one's interests and general thinking about various matters were at the time; also to still have messages from forum members who have sadly passed on. So far I haven't needed to delete any of the latter, though I suppose the time will come too, eventually.

[LMcD]

Or like me year or two!

Perhaps I should go through the 170 or so PMs that have been 'saved' for me and note down those which might be worth keeping in some form.