From fb664cf159d1d6c5d150726cc365debf911f7e74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Cloke Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 07:02:31 -0400 Subject: Remove warnings from the docs about using message retention. (#16382) There are no known bugs in the message retention code, but it is possible that there still exists race conditions. Additional fixes will be made as reported. --- docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md | 7 ++----- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/usage') diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md index 54315a417e..502cd9f823 100644 --- a/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md +++ b/docs/usage/configuration/config_documentation.md @@ -1026,11 +1026,8 @@ which are older than the room's maximum retention period. Synapse will also filter events received over federation so that events that should have been purged are ignored and not stored again. -The message retention policies feature is disabled by default. Please be advised -that enabling this feature carries some risk. There are known bugs with the implementation -which can cause database corruption. Setting retention to delete older history -is less risky than deleting newer history but in general caution is advised when enabling this -experimental feature. You can read more about this feature [here](../../message_retention_policies.md). +The message retention policies feature is disabled by default. You can read more +about this feature [here](../../message_retention_policies.md). This setting has the following sub-options: * `default_policy`: Default retention policy. If set, Synapse will apply it to rooms that lack the -- cgit 1.4.1