[Dovecot] Feature request: more log info/stats

Jethro R Binks jethro.binks at strath.ac.uk
Fri Apr 16 11:37:40 EEST 2004


On Fri, 16 Apr 2004, Christian Balzer wrote:

> Stating that user test downloaded/deleted 6 mails with 21868 bytes total
> and kept 2 in the inbox.
> This might be expanded on for IMAP operations like moves or such and raw
> data about transferred bytes in/out added (in my case I get that info
> from perdition), but the really important parts are:
>
> When did a user log into the server, when did that session end?
> How many new mails were read and how many mails deleted during that session?
>
> The rationale is that with this info at hand the (unfortunately) very
> common user whining along the lines of "the mail server ate my mails" or
> "I never saw this mail!" are much easier to refute.

I was just thinking about this yesterday.  I would second this request; it
is sometimes really useful to be able to see how many mails were
downloaded and how many were left on the server in a session.

Jethro.

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Jethro R Binks
Computing Officer, IT Services
University Of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK



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