diff --git a/contrib/webserver/piler-nginx.conf b/contrib/webserver/piler-nginx.conf
index 062cce54..c6fd503f 100644
--- a/contrib/webserver/piler-nginx.conf
+++ b/contrib/webserver/piler-nginx.conf
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ server {
         rewrite /audit-helper.php /index.php?route=audit/helper;
         rewrite /message.php /index.php?route=message/view;
         rewrite /bulkrestore.php /index.php?route=message/bulkrestore;
+        rewrite /bulkremove.php /index.php?route=message/bulkremove;
         rewrite /bulkpdf.php /index.php?route=message/bulkpdf;
         rewrite /folders.php /index.php?route=folder/list&;
         rewrite /settings.php /index.php?route=user/settings;
diff --git a/webui/.htaccess b/webui/.htaccess
index 80f90d0a..6213a948 100644
--- a/webui/.htaccess
+++ b/webui/.htaccess
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ RewriteRule ^search-helper.php /index.php?route=search/helper [L]
 RewriteRule ^audit-helper.php /index.php?route=audit/helper [L]
 RewriteRule ^message.php /index.php?route=message/view [L]
 RewriteRule ^bulkrestore.php /index.php?route=message/bulkrestore [L]
+RewriteRule ^bulkremove.php /index.php?route=message/bulkremove [L]
 RewriteRule ^bulkpdf.php /index.php?route=message/bulkpdf [L]
 RewriteRule ^folders.php /index.php?route=folder/list& [QSA,L]
 RewriteRule ^settings.php /index.php?route=user/settings [L]
diff --git a/webui/config.php b/webui/config.php
index 5a0a42ae..505e81aa 100644
--- a/webui/config.php
+++ b/webui/config.php
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ $config['MEMCACHED_ENABLED'] = 0;
 $config['PASSWORD_CHANGE_ENABLED'] = 0;
 $config['ENABLE_STATISTICS'] = 1;
 $config['ENABLE_HISTORY'] = 1;
+$config['ENABLE_DELETE'] = 0;
 $config['ENABLE_REMOTE_IMAGES'] = '0';
 $config['ENABLE_ON_THE_FLY_VERIFICATION'] = 0;
 $config['ENABLE_LDAP_IMPORT_FEATURE'] = 0;
diff --git a/webui/controller/message/bulkremove.php b/webui/controller/message/bulkremove.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50fd1716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/controller/message/bulkremove.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+
+class ControllerMessageBulkremove extends Controller {
+
+   public function index(){
+
+      $this->id = "content";
+      $this->template = "message/bulkremove.tpl";
+      $this->layout = "common/layout-empty";
+
+      $session = Registry::get('session');
+      $request = Registry::get('request');
+      $db = Registry::get('db');
+
+      $this->load->model('search/search');
+      $this->load->model('search/message');
+      //$this->load->model('message/remove');
+
+      $this->load->model('user/user');
+
+
+      $this->document->title = $this->data['text_message'];
+
+      if(!isset($this->request->post['idlist']) || $this->request->post['idlist'] == '') { die("no idlist parameter given"); }
+
+      $idlist = $this->model_search_search->check_your_permission_by_id_list(explode(",", $this->request->post['idlist']));
+
+
+      $this->data['username'] = Registry::get('username');
+
+      $this->model_search_message->connect_to_pilergetd();
+
+      foreach($idlist as $id) {
+
+         AUDIT(ACTION_REMOVE_MESSAGE, '', '', $id, '');
+
+         $piler_id = $this->model_search_message->get_piler_id_by_id($id);
+
+syslog(LOG_INFO, "removing $piler_id");
+
+         $x = 1;
+
+         if($x == 1) { $this->data['removed']++; }
+      }
+
+      $this->model_search_message->disconnect_from_pilergetd();
+
+      $this->render();
+   }
+
+
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/webui/language/de/messages.php b/webui/language/de/messages.php
index 19e0334c..7c595c34 100644
--- a/webui/language/de/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/de/messages.php
@@ -483,4 +483,6 @@ $_['text_assigned_email_addresses'] = "Assigned email addresses";
 $_['text_storage'] = "Storage";
 $_['text_legal_hold'] = "Legal hold";
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/en/messages.php b/webui/language/en/messages.php
index a1f59e6c..ea4cbdac 100644
--- a/webui/language/en/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/en/messages.php
@@ -479,4 +479,6 @@ $_['text_ldap_delete_confirm_message'] = 'Do you wish to delete the LDAP entry';
 $_['text_customer_delete_confirm_message'] = 'Do you wish to delete the customer';
 $_['text_with_selected'] = 'With Selected';
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/es/messages.php b/webui/language/es/messages.php
index fe68e1f1..7eefacf4 100644
--- a/webui/language/es/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/es/messages.php
@@ -482,4 +482,6 @@ $_['text_assigned_email_addresses'] = "Assigned email addresses";
 $_['text_storage'] = "Storage";
 $_['text_legal_hold'] = "Legal hold";
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/fr/messages.php b/webui/language/fr/messages.php
index 6b5df0ea..2ae1c4aa 100644
--- a/webui/language/fr/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/fr/messages.php
@@ -479,4 +479,6 @@ $_['text_with_selected'] = 'Selection';
 $_['text_storage'] = "Stockage";
 $_['text_legal_hold'] = "Legal hold";
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/hu/messages.iso-8859-2.php b/webui/language/hu/messages.iso-8859-2.php
index 39a4a8fc..314fab2f 100644
--- a/webui/language/hu/messages.iso-8859-2.php
+++ b/webui/language/hu/messages.iso-8859-2.php
@@ -481,4 +481,6 @@ $_['text_ldap_delete_confirm_message'] = 'T
 $_['text_customer_delete_confirm_message'] = 'Törölni akarja az ügyfelet';
 $_['text_with_selected'] = 'Kiválasztott levelek';
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'A törlés funkció engedélyezett, ezért az archívum NEM teljesíti a megfelelőséget!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/hu/messages.php b/webui/language/hu/messages.php
index 6d8fefc7..352bac59 100644
--- a/webui/language/hu/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/hu/messages.php
@@ -481,4 +481,6 @@ $_['text_ldap_delete_confirm_message'] = 'Törölni akarja az LDAP bejegyzést';
 $_['text_customer_delete_confirm_message'] = 'Törölni akarja az ügyfelet';
 $_['text_with_selected'] = 'Kiválasztott levelek';
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'A törlés funkció engedélyezett, ezért az archívum NEM teljesíti a megfelelőséget!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/pt/messages.php b/webui/language/pt/messages.php
index 13fbfe0a..7281cd44 100644
--- a/webui/language/pt/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/pt/messages.php
@@ -472,4 +472,6 @@ $_['text_assigned_email_addresses'] = "Assigned email addresses";
 $_['text_storage'] = "Storage";
 $_['text_legal_hold'] = "Legal hold";
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/language/ru/messages.php b/webui/language/ru/messages.php
index e22220ee..a7cb622f 100644
--- a/webui/language/ru/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/ru/messages.php
@@ -480,4 +480,6 @@ $_['text_assigned_email_addresses'] = "Assigned email addresses";
 $_['text_storage'] = "Storage";
 $_['text_legal_hold'] = "Legal hold";
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>                                                                                                                                                                            
diff --git a/webui/language/tr/messages.php b/webui/language/tr/messages.php
index 28ab75f7..74bb6fae 100644
--- a/webui/language/tr/messages.php
+++ b/webui/language/tr/messages.php
@@ -480,4 +480,6 @@ $_['text_assigned_email_addresses'] = "Assigned email addresses";
 $_['text_storage'] = "Storage";
 $_['text_legal_hold'] = "Legal hold";
 
+$_['text_compliance_warning'] = 'The delete feature is enabled, therefore the archive is NOT compliant!';
+
 ?>
diff --git a/webui/view/javascript/piler-in.js b/webui/view/javascript/piler-in.js
index 0dc28104..db1c65ce 100644
--- a/webui/view/javascript/piler-in.js
+++ b/webui/view/javascript/piler-in.js
@@ -340,6 +340,27 @@ var Piler =
     },
 
 
+    bulk_remove_messages:function(msg)
+    {
+        Piler.log("[bulk_remove_messages]");
+
+        Piler.poor_mans_keepalive_for_dummy_browsers();
+
+        var idlist = Piler.get_selected_messages_list();
+
+        if(!idlist) return;
+
+        jQuery.ajax('/bulkremove.php', {
+           data: { idlist: idlist },
+           type: "POST"
+        })
+        .done( function( a ) {})
+        .fail(function( a, b ) { alert("Problem retrieving XML data:" + b) });
+
+        Piler.show_message('messagebox1', msg, 0.8);
+    },
+
+
     bulk_restore_messages:function(msg, email)
     {
         Piler.log("[bulk_restore_messages]", email);
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/common/layout-search.tpl b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/common/layout-search.tpl
index 96ab08ae..2417696f 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/common/layout-search.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/common/layout-search.tpl
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
             <div class="controls row-fluid">
                 <div id="input-span" class="span6">
                     <label for="_search"><?php print $text_search; ?></label>
-                <input type="text" id="_search" name="_search" placeholder="<?php print $text_enter_search_terms; ?>" />
+                <input type="text" id="_search" name="_search" placeholder="<?php print $text_enter_search_terms; ?>" <?php if(ENABLE_DELETE == 1) { ?>style="background: #faafbe;"<?php } ?> />
                 </div>
                 <div class="span6 input-append btn-group">
                     <button id="button_search" class="btn btn-large btn-danger" onclick="Piler.expert(this); return false;"><i class="icon-search icon-large"></i>&nbsp;<?php print $text_search; ?></button>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/login/login.tpl b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/login/login.tpl
index ad853b4d..3f0b58d4 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/login/login.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/login/login.tpl
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
                <p><a href="<?php print $auth_url; ?>"><?php print $text_login_via_google; ?></a></p>
             <?php } ?>
 
+        <?php if(ENABLE_DELETE == 1) { ?>
+            <p><?php print $text_compliance_warning; ?></p>
+        <?php } ?>
+
             <p><?php print COMPATIBILITY; ?></p>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/message/bulkremove.tpl b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/message/bulkremove.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cc39555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/message/bulkremove.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><?php print $text_removed; ?>: <?php print $removed; ?></p>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/search/helper.tpl b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/search/helper.tpl
index 3a234009..fa251769 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/default/templates/search/helper.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/default/templates/search/helper.tpl
@@ -132,9 +132,12 @@
             <?php if($page < $total_pages) { ?><a href="#" class="navlink" onclick="Piler.navigation(<?php print $total_pages; ?>);"><i class="icon-double-angle-right icon-large"></i></a><?php } else { ?> <span class="navlink"><i class="icon-double-angle-right icon-large muted"></i></span><?php } ?>
             &nbsp;
 
+            <i class="icon-exclamation-sign" title="<?php print $text_compliance_warning; ?>"></i>
+
     <?php } else { print $text_none_found; } ?>
             </div>
         </div>
+
         <div id="functionrow" class="span8">
             <input type="hidden" id="tag_keys" name="tag_keys" value="<?php print $all_ids; ?>" />
             <input type="hidden" id="_ref" name="_ref" value="<?php if(isset($_ref)) { print $_ref; } ?>" />
@@ -150,6 +153,7 @@
                 <a href="#" class="btn btn-custom btn-inverse<?php if(Registry::get('auditor_user') == 1) { ?> confirm-delete"><?php } else { ?>" onclick="Piler.bulk_restore_messages('<?php print $text_restored; ?>', '');" title="<?php print $text_bulk_restore_selected_emails; ?>"><?php } ?><i class="icon-share-alt"></i></a>
             <?php } ?>
                 <a href="#" class="btn btn-custom btn-inverse" onclick="Piler.download_messages();"  title="<?php print $text_bulk_download; ?>"><i class="icon-download-alt"></i></a>
+                <?php if(ENABLE_DELETE == 1 && isAuditorUser() == 1) { ?><a href="#" class="btn btn-custom btn-inverse" onclick="Piler.bulk_remove_messages('<?php print $text_successfully_removed; ?>');"  title="<?php print $text_remove; ?>"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i></a><?php } ?>
                 <input type="text" id="tag_value" name="tag_value" class="tagtext" />
                 <a href="#" class="btn btn-custom btn-inverse" onclick="Piler.tag_search_results('<?php print $text_tagged; ?>');" title="<?php print $text_tag_selected_messages; ?>"><i class="icon-tags" title="Tag"></i></a>
             </div>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/common/layout-search.tpl b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/common/layout-search.tpl
index 2f730134..cf9ad8d3 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/common/layout-search.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/common/layout-search.tpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
          <input type="hidden" name="ref" id="ref" value="" />
          <input type="hidden" name="prefix" id="prefix" value="" />
 
-         <input type="text" id="_search" name="_search" class="input-medium span6" value="" placeholder="<?php print $text_enter_search_terms; ?>" />
+         <input type="text" id="_search" name="_search" class="input-medium span6" value="" placeholder="<?php print $text_enter_search_terms; ?>" <?php if(ENABLE_DELETE == 1) { ?>style="background: #faafbe;"<?php } ?> />
 
       <?php if(OUTLOOK == 0) { ?>
          <a id="advsearch_caret" href="#" onclick="$('#searchpopup1').show();"><b class="caret"></b></a>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/login/login.tpl b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/login/login.tpl
index 30581a78..cb9398e7 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/login/login.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/login/login.tpl
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@
             <p><a href="<?php print $auth_url; ?>"><?php print $text_login_via_google; ?></a></p>
         <?php } ?>
 
+        <?php if(ENABLE_DELETE == 1) { ?>
+            <p><?php print $text_compliance_warning; ?></p>
+        <?php } ?>
+
             <p><?php print COMPATIBILITY; ?></p>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/message/bulkremove.tpl b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/message/bulkremove.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0cc39555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/message/bulkremove.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<p><?php print $text_removed; ?>: <?php print $removed; ?></p>
diff --git a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/search/helper.tpl b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/search/helper.tpl
index c9835e9f..f9a25172 100644
--- a/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/search/helper.tpl
+++ b/webui/view/theme/mobile/templates/search/helper.tpl
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
               <button class="btn piler-right-margin<?php if(Registry::get('auditor_user') == 1) { ?> confirm-delete"><?php } else { ?>" onclick="Piler.bulk_restore_messages('<?php print $text_restored; ?>', ''); return false;"><?php } ?><?php print $text_bulk_restore_selected_emails; ?></button>
            <?php } ?>
 
+              <?php if(ENABLE_DELETE == 1 && isAuditorUser() == 1) { ?><a href="#" class="btn btn-custom btn-inverse" onclick="Piler.bulk_remove_messages('<?php print $text_successfully_removed; ?>');"  title="<?php print $text_remove; ?>"><i class="icon-remove-sign"></i></a><?php } ?>
+
               <input type="text" id="tag_value" name="tag_value" class="input-xlarge" placeholder="<?php print $text_tag_selected_messages; ?>" />
               <button class="btn" onclick="Piler.tag_search_results('<?php print $text_tagged; ?>'); return false;" >OK</button>
            </form>