[Dovecot] how to setup different quota for multiple namespaces

[Robert Schetterer]

Am 16.01.2013 10:29, schrieb Andreas Oster:
> Am 16.01.2013 09:55, schrieb Steffen Kaiser:
>> On Fri, 11 Jan 2013, Andreas Oster wrote:
>>
>>> Am 10.01.2013 15:30, schrieb Steffen Kaiser:
>>>> On Wed, 9 Jan 2013, Andreas Oster wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> namespace {
>>>>>  type = private
>>>>>  separator = .
>>>>>  prefix = Archives.
>>>>>  location = maildir:/var/vmail/archive/%Ln/Maildir
>>>>>  subscriptions = yes
>>>>>  list = children
>>>>>  inbox = no
>>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>> I configured the quota plugin in the following way:
>>>>
>>>>> plugin {
>>>>>        quota = maildir:User quota:ns=
>>>>>        quota2 = maildir:Archive quota:ns=Archives.
>>>>>        quota_rule = *:storage=1G
>>>>>        quota_rule2 = ns=Archives.:ignore
>>>>> }
>>>>
>>>>> unfortunately this does not give the desired result. Folders under the
>>>>> Archives namespace use the same quota as INBOX.
>>>>
>>>> If I understand the Wiki correctly, you need to write:
>>>>
>>>>         quota2_rule = *:storage=10G
>>>>
>>>> The "quota2"_rule# settings apply to the "quota2" root by
>>>> namespace. Whereas the "quota"_rule# settings apply to the default, the
>>>> first quota root.
>>
>>> unfortunately this does not work. when I configure it the way you have
>>> proposed the 10G quote will be assigned to the base namespace (INBOX)
>>> the Archives namespace has no quota assigned.
>>
>> I tried this setup:
>>
>> namespace {
>>   type = private
>>   separator = .
>>   prefix = Archive.
>>   location = mdbox:/home/%u/archive
>>   #subscriptions = no
>>   #list = children
>> }
>>
>> plugin {
>>   quota = dict:User quota::proxy::quota
>>   quota2 = dict:Archive quota:ns=Archive.:proxy::quota
>>   quota2_rule = *:storage=1048576
>> }
>>
>> telnet localhost 143
>> 1 login .. ..
>> 2 list "" *
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren \Sent) "." "Sent"
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren \Trash) "." "Trash"
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren \Junk) "." "Junk"
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren \Drafts) "." "Drafts"
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "INBOX"
>> * LIST (\Noselect \HasChildren) "." "Archive"
>> * LIST (\HasNoChildren) "." "Archive.Test"
>> 2 OK List completed.
>> 2 getquotaroot ""
>> * QUOTAROOT "" "User quota" "Archive quota"
>> * QUOTA "User quota" (STORAGE 259 7540259)
>> * QUOTA "Archive quota" (STORAGE 2109 1048576)
>> 2 OK Getquotaroot completed.
>>
>> So the configuration is running in Dovecot v2.1.13. The value of "User
>> quota" comes from LDAP. What I did not tested was, if the quota is
>> actually calculated and tracked in the database.
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> -- Steffen Kaiser
>>
> 
> Hello Steffen,
> 
> thank you for creating a test setup. I will try to implement it the way
> you did it, but I will stay with maildir.
> 
> Meanwhile I have recognized another issue, this time with our webmail
> system (roundcube). It seems that it is not able to handle multiple
> namespaces so I might need to stay with the single private namespance setup.
> 
> Thank you very much for your kind help.
> 
> best regards
> 
> Andreas
> 
> 
> 

try upgrade roundcube with reconfigure

some issues with namespace were solved
http://trac.roundcube.net/ticket/1486796
http://trac.roundcube.net/attachment/ticket/1486796/imap_namespace.patch

however i am not sure if that fixes your special problem

Best Regards
MfG Robert Schetterer

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