From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 25 23:56:15 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45CC537B401 for ; Sun, 25 May 2003 23:56:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns2.wananchi.com (ns2.wananchi.com [62.8.64.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 382EC43F93 for ; Sun, 25 May 2003 23:56:13 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wash@wananchi.com) Received: from wash by ns2.wananchi.com with local (Exim 4.20 #5 (FreeBSD)) id 19KBtW-0004MB-5x for ; Mon, 26 May 2003 09:55:42 +0300 Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 09:55:42 +0300 From: ODHIAMBO Washington To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030526065542.GA13563@ns2.wananchi.com> Mail-Followup-To: ODHIAMBO Washington , freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: <20030523163755.GB12569@ns2.wananchi.com> <63294.216.250.215.27.1053708441.squirrel@webmail.sanyutel.com> <20030524071359.GG12569@ns2.wananchi.com> <3ECF9A17.5010807@mac.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3ECF9A17.5010807@mac.com> X-Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this message,where not explicitly attributed otherwise, are mine alone!. X-Fortune: Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr Gandhi, what do you think of Western Civilization? Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE i386 X-Best-Window-Manager: Blackbox X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5.3i (2002-12-17) X-Designation: Systems Administrator, Wananchi Online Ltd. X-Location: Nairobi, KE, East Africa. X-Uptime: 9:52AM up 9 days, 10:02, 5 users, load averages: 1.22, 1.28, 1.30 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.3i X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: wash@wananchi.com X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Subject: Re: Expiring old mail in Maildir/ X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 06:56:15 -0000 * Chuck Swiger [20030524 19:13]: wrote: > ODHIAMBO Washington wrote: > >* ziggy@one2net.co.ug [20030523 19:47]: wrote: > >>if you are worried about space wouldnt something like setquota help ??? > >>so that the user knows how much space they can actually use up, also makes > >>life easier for you the administrator. > > > >These users don't have shell accounts, and I do not want to use system > >quotas. I use MTA-implemented quota. > > MTA's generally don't implement user quotas. In fact, a MTA like > sendmail doesn't even perform local delivery: the LDA, such as procmail > or mail.local does. Procmail or mail.local doesn't implement quotas > either: they depend on the system to provide that functionality. I meant mail quota - on the Maildir/ There is nothing else these users can put on the server. They do not have shell access, and also no ftp access. And I do MTA-imposed quota on the Maildir/ Have you heard of Exim (www.exim.org) ? It does impose quotas on the Maildir. I do it here ;-) -Wash -- Odhiambo Washington "The box said 'Requires Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com Windows 95, NT, or better,' Tel: +254 2 313985-9 +254 2 313922 so I installed FreeBSD." GSM: +254 72 743223 +254 733 744121 This sig is McQ! :-) Oliver's Law: Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.