[Dovecot] Dovecot discards mail over quota

Gary V mr88talent at gmail.com
Mon Jan 19 00:47:38 EET 2009


> a) Using deliver -e, Postfix bounces the message immediately 5.7.0 ->
> Subject: Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender. Partial body:
> "<test at example.com>: permission denied. Command output: Quota exceeded
> (mailbox for user is full)". Postfix does not retain the message.

> > Each of the four possibilites has advantages and disadvantages, and
> > personally I think a) might be closest to "doing the right thing"...

Assuming one chooses a) as a preference, the current default is not
far from a). The only functional difference I can see (at least as far
as 'over quota' is concerned) is who sends the bounce (and
subsequently - what message the bounce contains). If that's the case,
it's a matter of which notification the mail admin prefers.

-- 
Gary V


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