Re: [Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
Scott Silva wrote, On 2/10/09 11:34 AM: on 2-9-2009 7:53 PM Linux Advocate spake the following: B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix? If you enforce quota with postfix only, the quota effects mail deliveries via SMTP only, but not when IMAP users upload stuff. Steffen, this i did not know. My understanding was that imap only reads what is stored, its is postfix and the LDA that actually writes to the mail box. Regards, marco But with IMAP you can move messages in and out from other clients local stores, or from other servers entirely by drag and drop. It also should be noted that many clients do this automatically with routine use, so users might not even understand that they are adding messages to their IMAP server, they might just know that they have Sent and Drafts folders.
Re: [Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
on 2-9-2009 7:53 PM Linux Advocate spake the following: > >>> B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to >> implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix? >> >> If you enforce quota with postfix only, the quota effects mail deliveries >> via >> SMTP only, but not when IMAP users upload stuff. >> > > Steffen, this i did not know. My understanding was that imap only reads what > is stored, its is postfix and the LDA that actually writes to the mail box. > > > Regards, > marco > But with IMAP you can move messages in and out from other clients local stores, or from other servers entirely by drag and drop. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: [Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
> > > B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to > implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix? > > If you enforce quota with postfix only, the quota effects mail deliveries via > SMTP only, but not when IMAP users upload stuff. > Steffen, this i did not know. My understanding was that imap only reads what is stored, its is postfix and the LDA that actually writes to the mail box. Regards, marco
Re: [Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
Sahil, my answer below... -- > > > i rather not patch postfix and m therefore leaning towards quota via > > dovecot. > But after reading some posts ,etc, it seems that the information on the > dovecot > wiki is inaccurate. > > > > A.Any comments on this? > > To which posts are you referring? results from google. the posters complained abt inaccuracies in the dovecot wiki, > > B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to > implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix? > > Depends on your environment, requirements, and a number of other variables. > I implement quotas through dovecot. noted. > > C. The right instructions for implementing quota thru dovecot? > > I followed the instructions on the wiki. that's good to hear. reassuring to know that the wiki is accurate. thanx again. Could u post your dovecot settings here for my info or could u email me offlist? if its too much trouble i understand. Regards, marco.
Re: [Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
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Re: [Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
On Fri, 06 Feb 2009, Linux Advocate wrote: > i rather not patch postfix and m therefore leaning towards quota via dovecot. > But after reading some posts ,etc, it seems that the information on the > dovecot wiki is inaccurate. > > A.Any comments on this? To which posts are you referring? > B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to > implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix? Depends on your environment, requirements, and a number of other variables. I implement quotas through dovecot. > C. The right instructions for implementing quota thru dovecot? I followed the instructions on the wiki. -- Sahil Tandon
[Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?
Guys, i m new to dovecot. I m setting up a new mailserver and planning to run dovecot and postfix of a centos 5.2 box. I have been reading of quota management from various sources and understand that mail box quota can be implemented either thru postfix ( with vda patch ) or thru dovecot. i rather not patch postfix and m therefore leaning towards quota via dovecot. But after reading some posts ,etc, it seems that the information on the dovecot wiki is inaccurate. A.Any comments on this? B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix? C. The right instructions for implementing quota thru dovecot? Regards, marco.
