From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Mar 9 23:37:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id XAA00329 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 9 Mar 1997 23:37:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.tm.net.my (janeway.tm.net.my [202.188.0.155]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA00324 for ; Sun, 9 Mar 1997 23:37:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from Janeway (Janeway [202.188.0.155]) by mail.tm.net.my (8.8.5/8.8.4) with SMTP id PAA06203 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:37:04 +0800 (SGT) Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 15:37:04 +0800 (SGT) From: Swee-Chuan Khoo X-Sender: sckhoo@Janeway To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: file limit in procmail and qpopper Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk hi, i am just wondering, is there a way for us to limit the max file size of a file created by a process like procmail and qpopper. I would like to put a max size of my users' mail file, i am using procmail to redirect file into their own home directory and configure qpopper to load it from $HOME. I am using quota control right now but is adviced that quota is VERY slow and recommended to use "limit". Thanx +-------------------------------------------+ | Swee-Chuan Khoo - System Administrator | | 603-7337757 ( voice ) 603-7345577 ( fax ) | | sckhoo@tm.net.my, sckhoo@asiapac.net | | #include | +-------------------------------------------+ Live Long and Prosper