Use this command to add, delete, and modify expiration policies. The following table lists the parameters you can use with the rexpire Visual Basic command.
| Parameter | Description |
| -t operation, in which operation is one of the following arguments: | |
| a | Adds the expiration policy to the metabase. |
| d | Deletes the expiration policy. |
| g | Gets the expiration policy from the metabase. |
| s | Sets the expiration policy. |
| e | Enumerates the expiration policies. |
| -s server | The name of the server computer to be configured. |
| -v virtual server id | The NNTP virtual server (an integer). |
| -i expire id | The ID of the expiration policy. |
| -h expire hours | The number of hours until articles are discarded. |
| -n newsgroups | The newsgroups to which the command is applied (Strings containing the wildcard character (*) can be used.) |
| -p policy name | The name of the expiration policy. |
The following examples show how command scripts are used. When Windows Script Host is running, you can type any of the command scripts shown here on the command line.
| Command script | Function |
Rexpire.vbs -t e -v 1 |
Enumerates the expiration policies for an NNTP virtual server. In this example, the virtual server is named 1. |
Rexpire.vbs -t d -i 1 |
Deletes an expiration policy. In this example, the policy is named 1. |