On 7/2/2013 8:48 AM, Steffen Kaiser wrote: > On Thu, 27 Jun 2013, Ken A wrote: > >> I'm using dict quota like so: > >> quota = dict:User quota::file:/[path]/quotas/%u > >> [path]/quotas/ is a tmpfs. > >> The idea is to do less work on disk. Other than forcing dovecot >> to rebuild quotas on a reboot, are there any downsides? > > I would say no, but to recalc the quota file might be more > difficult that you think, make sure no logins or deliveries or > automatic scripts change the content of the mail storage.
The quota files are per mailbox, and are created when the user logs in or LDA touches a mailbox. Most mailboxes are < 1GB. Dovecot seems to handle it very quickly. Thanks, Ken Anderson > Regards, > > -- Steffen Kaiser > -- Ken Anderson Pacific Internet - http://www.pacific.net