help: Document how notifications work for edited and deleted messages.

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server. Server administrators can adjust the archival time using
the `ARCHIVED_DATA_VACUUMING_DELAY_DAYS` setting.
## Message notifications
If you delete a message soon after sending it, any [pending email
notifications](/help/email-notifications#delay-before-sending-emails)
for that message will be canceled, and
[visual desktop notifications](/help/desktop-notifications) will be removed,
including [mentions and alerts](/help/dm-mention-alert-notifications).
## Related articles
* [Delete a topic](/help/delete-a-topic)

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[view a message's edit history](/help/view-a-messages-edit-history)
if it is [enabled](/help/disable-message-edit-history) in your organization.
## Message notifications
If you edit a message to [mention a user or group](/help/mention-a-user-or-group),
the newly mentioned users will receive notifications just as if they had been
mentioned in the original message.
If you edit a message soon after sending it, the edit will be reflected in any
[email notifications that have not yet been sent](/help/email-notifications#delay-before-sending-emails).
This includes canceling notifications for users whose
[mention](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown#mention-a-user-or-group) was
removed or changed from a regular mention to a
[silent mention](/help/mention-a-user-or-group#silently-mention-a-user).
If you [delete the content of a message](/help/delete-a-message#delete-message-content),
any pending email notifications for that message will be canceled, including
[mentions and alerts](/help/dm-mention-alert-notifications).
## Related articles
* [View the Markdown source of a message](/help/view-the-markdown-source-of-a-message)