Index: openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs-oracle.xql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/Attic/sweep-procs-oracle.xql,v
diff -u -r1.21 -r1.22
--- openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs-oracle.xql	7 Aug 2017 23:48:13 -0000	1.21
+++ openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs-oracle.xql	15 Nov 2017 10:40:28 -0000	1.22
@@ -3,25 +3,6 @@
 <queryset>
     <rdbms><type>oracle</type><version>8.1.6</version></rdbms>
 
-    <fullquery name="notification::sweep::cleanup_notifications.select_notification_ids">
-        <querytext>
-            select notifications.notification_id
-            from notifications
-            minus
-            select nnr.notification_id
-	    from (select notification_id, user_id
-                  from notifications, notification_requests, acs_objects
-                  where notifications.type_id = notification_requests.type_id
-		    and notifications.object_id = notification_requests.object_id
-		    and notification_requests.request_id = acs_objects.object_id
-		    and acs_objects.creation_date <= notifications.notif_date) nnr,
-              notification_user_map
-            where nnr.notification_id = notification_user_map.notification_id(+)
-              and nnr.user_id = notification_user_map.user_id(+)
-	      and notification_user_map.sent_date is null
-        </querytext>
-    </fullquery>
-
     <fullquery name="notification::sweep::sweep_notifications.select_notifications">
         <querytext>
             select nnr.*
Index: openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs-postgresql.xql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/Attic/sweep-procs-postgresql.xql,v
diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs-postgresql.xql	7 Aug 2017 23:48:13 -0000	1.13
+++ openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs-postgresql.xql	15 Nov 2017 10:40:28 -0000	1.14
@@ -3,19 +3,6 @@
 <queryset>
     <rdbms><type>postgresql</type><version>7.1</version></rdbms>
 
-    <fullquery name="notification::sweep::cleanup_notifications.select_notification_ids">
-        <querytext>
-           select notification_id
-           from notifications
-           except
-           select distinct notification_id
-           from notifications inner join notification_requests using (type_id, object_id)
-             inner join acs_objects on (notification_requests.request_id = acs_objects.object_id)
-             left outer join notification_user_map using (notification_id, user_id)
-           where sent_date is null and creation_date <= notif_date
-        </querytext>
-    </fullquery>
-
     <fullquery name="notification::sweep::sweep_notifications.select_notifications">
         <querytext>
             select notification_id,
Index: openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs.xql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs.xql,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs.xql	7 Aug 2017 23:48:13 -0000	1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/notifications/tcl/sweep-procs.xql	15 Nov 2017 10:40:28 -0000	1.5
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 <queryset>
 
+    <fullquery name="notification::sweep::cleanup_notifications.select_notification_ids">
+        <querytext>
+           select notification_id
+           from notifications
+           where notification_id not in (
+           select distinct notification_id
+           from notifications inner join notification_requests using (type_id, object_id)
+             inner join acs_objects on (notification_requests.request_id = acs_objects.object_id)
+             left outer join notification_user_map using (notification_id, user_id)
+           where sent_date is null and creation_date <= notif_date
+           )  
+        </querytext>
+    </fullquery>
+
     <fullquery name="notification::sweep::cleanup_notifications.delete_dynamic_requests">
         <querytext>
            delete from notification_requests