On 9/7/12 12:15 PM, Ant wrote: > On 9/7/2012 8:16 AM PT, David E. Ross typed: > >>> I noticed my SM v2.12's oldest history entries are from 8/5/2012 7:46 AM >>> PDT and it is currently 9/7/2012 3:39 AM PDT. It has been already 33 >>> days. Shouldn't my SM already deleted three days by now (8/8/2012 as the >>> oldest entries)? Or did something break like from manually copying >>> places.sqlite between computers and using PrefBar's ExpireHistory button >>> (28 instead of 30 days)? I also tried exiting and relaunching SM to see >>> if it would work. Nope. :( >> >> As I explained to you before, PrefBar's ExpireHistory button is NOT >> automatic. You must select the button EVERY TIME you want to purge old >> history. > > I know that, but what about the default SM's 30 days without this > button? Shouldn't it be purging all history entries after 30 days? Does > SM keep everything by default or something? This is assuming I never use > PrefBar's ExpireHistory button. > > >> I just selected the button with the 30-day default. Then I viewed my >> history ungrouped. The oldest entry was 30 days ago. > > Yes, that works for whatever numbered days I enter manually. >
I don't think SeaMonkey has a 30-day default or any other control for purging browsing history. History is handled by Toolkit's Places component. It deletes old history when the places.sqlite database is filled. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation. © 1997 by David E. Ross _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
