diff --git a/tools/set_ttl_to_1_day.sh b/tools/set_ttl_to_1_day.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+sed -i "s/^TTL=.*/TTL=86400/" /etc/mailinabox.conf
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diff --git a/tools/set_ttl_to_5_minutes.sh b/tools/set_ttl_to_5_minutes.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..312fb5e3
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+++ b/tools/set_ttl_to_5_minutes.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+sed -i "s/^TTL=.*/TTL=1800/" /etc/mailinabox.conf
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