Re: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Joseph Tam via dovecot
On Tue, 22 Oct 2019, Plutocrat wrote: I recently wrote a script to check disk space every week and email me an alert if there was less than 5G. Every week? Unless you're using a telephone modem, an out of control mail loop or being the victim of a joe-job can consume 5Gb of space in no time.

Re: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Benny Pedersen via dovecot
marcel bendler via dovecot skrev den 2019-10-22 10:52: I don't want to restrict each mailbox size. It's just to prevent running out space completely. dovecot quotas policy server can limit out of space problems, the trick is to not allow more then storages can hold, if this test is done in

Re: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Plutocrat via dovecot
On 22/10/2019 6:38 PM, Marc Roos via dovecot wrote: > Ok, what about placing a dummy file of 5GB or so on the partition, that > you can remove when necessary? I recently wrote a script to check disk space every week and email me an alert if there was less than 5G. Would that be an approach for y

Re: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Giles Coochey via dovecot
-Original Message- Subject: Re: dovecot disk space settings I don't want to restrict each mailbox size. It's just to prevent running out space completely. Why? (If I may ask) To provide mailboxes with unlimited space. And to make it easier to administrate. My questio

RE: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Marc Roos via dovecot
Ok, what about placing a dummy file of 5GB or so on the partition, that you can remove when necessary? -Original Message- Subject: Re: dovecot disk space settings >> I don't want to restrict each mailbox size. It's just to prevent > running out space complete

Re: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Gerald Galster via dovecot
> > is there an option to leave some disk space free? > Let's say, don't store new mails if the storage mount point has less > than 1% free disk space. > What's the way to go? > > I don't want to restrict each mailbox size. It's just to prevent running > out space completely. emails are often ac

RE: dovecot disk space settings

2019-10-22 Thread Marc Roos via dovecot
> I don't want to restrict each mailbox size. It's just to prevent running out space completely. Why? (If I may ask)