Hi, I am not facing this type of problem for the past 5 years in send mail. But i frequently get the error in QMT
On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 8:39 PM, Eric Shubert <e...@shubes.net> wrote: > Quotas are broken in the current QMT. They should work properly when > vpopmail-toaster-5.4.33-1.4.0 is released, which might be in a month or > two. Please check the devel list if you're interested in testing this. > Bharath already has some source rpms available there. > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > On 03/02/2012 10:49 PM, rajeshrudramani wrote: > >> >> Hi, >> >> >> When we login into qmailadmin for that user below error >> is showing user quota is in minus. >> >> >> >> Email account Used/Quota(MB) >> zzz - 2048/unlimited >> >> >> Regards, >> Rajesh >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 2:40 AM, Dan McAllister <q...@it4soho.com >> <mailto:q...@it4soho.com>> wrote: >> >> On 3/2/2012 9:37 AM, Bharath Chari wrote: >> >>> On Friday 02 March 2012 07:45 PM, rajeshrudramani wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> >>>> In qmail single user when touches 2GB mail box size >>>> was showing IMAP error(but user didn't have quota restriction) . >>>> For many user getting this error in webmail. >>>> >>> >>> >> Let's be clear here - in QMT there is no limit to the size of a >> mailbox, except for the storage allocation on the filesystem in >> which it is stored (or the quota established). This is because the >> Mailbox in QMT is NOT A SINGLE FILE - it is a folder, with >> subfolders used to organize things, and each message being a >> separate file in one of those sub-folders. These are called Maildirs. >> >> THIS IS CONCEPTUALLY DIFFERENT from other mail systems, *_esp. >> Exchange_*, where a Mailbox is in fact a database that is stored >> locally on the server's fileystem. On those systems, you often run >> into file size limitations (like 2GB for older, 32-bit Exchange >> servers). Some other UNIX-based mail servers also use a >> database-type of format, usually MBOX (which is terrible for today's >> kinds of e-mail), but also sometimes MySQL. >> >> So why is the user having a problem? The issue with very large >> mailboxes in this case is being caused by the CLIENT software (or, >> possibly, as was mentioned earlier) by the Courier IMAP server. >> >> HOWEVER, if you're having trouble in QMT (and assuming courier-imap >> & squirrelmail), and the issue is the number of messages (not really >> size-related), then you can do what I did for a client who assumed >> that, like when he ran into this problem on Exchange, it would take >> many hours of compressing, repairing, and/or re-indexing to fix... >> My fix (outlined below) took 10 minutes total! >> >> I simply went into his Maildir inbox and created new Maildir folders >> for each year (he had 8 years worth of e-mails). (NOTE: These were >> Maildir folders, so each had a cur, new, and tmp sub-folder). >> Lastly, I used the find command to move everything dated 2005 from >> the Inbox cur folder to the new 2005 sub-folder (again, actually to >> the /cur /subdirectory).. then I did it again for 2006 and so on up >> to 2010... I left him with only 2011 and 2012 messages in his actual >> inbox, then forced Courier to rebuild the message indicies for each >> (by removing the old indices and re-accessing from the client). >> Solved his Squirrelmail problem instantly... (NOTE: Outlook creates >> a pseudo-PST file for each IMAP account -- and it being a PST file, >> it has the limits of a PST file in that version of outlook... so >> this solution may not work for everyone in every "giant inbox" >> situation...) >> >> One final note - for this same user, I had to do the same to his >> Sent folder -- similiarly HUGE after 8 years of use! >> >> I hope this helps some... >> >> Dan >> IT4SOHO >> >> -- >> >> IT4SOHO, LLC >> PO Box 507 >> St. Petersburg, FL 33731-0507 >> >> CALL TOLL FREE: >> 877-IT4SOHO >> >> We have support plans for QMail! >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> RAJESH.R, >> VPSADMIN, >> WEBINDIA INTERNET SERVICES PVT LTD. >> > > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > --------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group ( > www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > --------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and > packages. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscribe@** > qmailtoaster.com <qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com> > For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-help@** > qmailtoaster.com <qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com> > > >