[Dovecot] Purging /var/mail/username ?

[Jonas Smedegaard]

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On 23-12-2004 17:17, Timo Sirainen wrote:
> On 23.12.2004, at 17:04, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> 
>> Sounds like you are used to the special mbox feature of UW-imap: If the
>> file $HOME/mbox exists, then that is masqueraded as INBOX and when
>> reading it using POP3 or IMAP the content of /var/mail/$user is first
>> transfered to $HOME/mbox.
>>
>> I like that feature: It makes it possible to do hardquota and if hitting
>> the roof it is at first only user and the local admin knows, instead of
>> emails bouncing right away.
> 
> 
> It also makes it possible with small quotas to prevent user from getting
> any new mail by sending him a large email :)
> 
> Although I guess Dovecot could still try moving the other mails.

So you are considering? Great :-)


 - Jonas

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