From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 12 21:14:37 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB7F01065672 for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:14:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1205786958.5801e4@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 978E68FC1A for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:14:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1205786958.5801e4@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m2CKnJSL070976 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:49:19 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1205786958.5801e4@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.13.8/8.14.1/Submit) id m2CKnI7U070975 for questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:49:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from david+dated+1205786958.5801e4@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1205786958.5801e4@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:49:18 -0400 Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:49:18 -0400 To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080312204917.GA69118@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.12 (Macallan) From: David Banning X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.2/6218/Wed Mar 12 15:07:21 2008 on 3s1.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=failed version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on 3s1.com Cc: Subject: email pop3 question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:14:38 -0000 I am using dovecot email on my server - Users can connect via IMAP or POP3. I have a user who is using pop3 but not removing the email from the server - so the email stays on the server, -and- it is collecting on their computer - as the emails build up, will there be a problem with this? For IMAP it stays on the server, so I assume the server will not be presented with any problem - but will the user suffer any problem eventually?