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Keep This IM(s)

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Cudni

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*sign* because I always end up accidentally deleting those IM's that I need to keep.

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Would really like to have that feature!:)

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How many IMs do you need to keep beyond two years?

Well, I never clean house. I keep all IMs for as long as the site allows. I'm a pack rat.

For those who clean stuff, instead of just letting the site do it for them, this is probably a useful thing. I save many IMs to disk also, so I don't really see the need for this but then I don't clean my Outlook Express (except for spam) until the number of messages reaches 5,000 and I think MS should make OE able to hold more than that before it gives trouble.

I'll vote "approve" for those of you who clean too much (IMO). Just don't come asking me for a copy of the IM after you are over zealous in your cleaning.
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I'm confused... what the heck does Outlook Express have to do with Broadband Reports instant messaging?

Not every IM is of earth-shattering importance! That's why many of us like to "tidy up" once in awhile. By separating the "wheat from the chaff" now and then, it makes it easier to find specific ones when we have to.

And... you are not pacrat! I am!
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OE has nothing to do with IMs here. I just mentioned it as an example of what a packrat I am (even if I am not you!) But you really should see my closets (and under my bed) if you think you may be more of a packrat than I.

(I should have left it out...sorry).
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Around 2005 a sudden spark will catalyze a Crisis mood. The very survival of the nation will seem to be at stake.Sometime before 2025, America will pass through a great gate in history. The risk and promise will be very high. The Fourth Turning Wm. Straus

I think I'll pass on that, if you don't mind!
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Is this along the lines of what you're thinking, INTENS1 : »IM housekeeping quirk ?

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It's early in the morning, but I believe this has been implemented...it worked like a charm.

Thank you Justin.
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Oh yes it has been implemented and it is working too

This a second, first being multiple polls, tweak of the recent ones that i like the best.

Cudni
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I was just coming here to suggest something similar . My idea though was that they be moved to a seperate 'Kept' folder, and that this folder also includes kept ones I've written, not just incoming ones.

So basically when I choose to keep an IM, it gets moved to a different folder that I can then clean out later as I choose. This would keep the main page(s) from getting too stuffed and not being able to esily find the kept one I'm looking for in the sea of others.
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said by INTENS1:

said by Mele20:

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How many IMs do you need to keep beyond two years?

That's not the request...the request is for IMs that you have selected to be "Kept", not be included in housekeeping when you select "check all".