Hi,
On 08-Mar-2000 Kristina wrote:
>
> I am a little unclear on a few things regarding setting up a
> mail quota for users.
>
> I understand a mail quota is set at
> /control/databytes but how do I set the number? In KB
> or MB? I want to set it at 5MB.
no, the control/databytes defines the maximum lenght for a message received by
SMTP. this value is in bytes.
real user-quotas should be done at delivery level... or at file-system level.
>
> Can I set a unique mail quotas for different users?
>
you can define a diferent DATABYTES env. var. for diferent instances of
qmail-smtpd (for various interfaces, etc)
> By default, does qmail send a return mail to the sender?
> I would like a return mail telling the sender the user is
> above their limit. Do I require any patches for this?
by default, when you exceed DATABYTES qmail will return an error during the
SMTP conversation.
> I have read about the mailquotacheck patch and it says on
> the www.qmail.org page that it is "clearly only effective on a userless mail
> hub"?
> Why is that?
it's a box that don't have users (no control/locals). This box receives the
mail and forwards it to another server.
>
> Thankyou,
> Kristina
regards,
ratao
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E-Mail: RaTao von J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 08-Mar-2000
Time: 01:57:23
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