[Dovecot] quota - implement via dovecot or postfix? which is easier ?

[Scott Silva]

on 2-9-2009 7:53 PM Linux Advocate spake the following:
> 
>>> B. Am i right in concluding that its easier and better in the long run to 
>> implement and enforce quotas thru dovecot instead of postfix?
>>
>> If you enforce quota with postfix only, the quota effects mail deliveries via 
>> SMTP only, but not when IMAP users upload stuff.
>>
> 
> Steffen, this i did not know. My understanding was that imap only reads what is stored, its is postfix and the LDA that actually writes to the mail box.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> marco
> 
But with IMAP you can move messages in and out from other clients local
stores, or from other servers entirely by drag and drop.

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