[Dovecot] Worthwile to use quotas?

Matthias Andree matthias.andree at gmx.de
Thu Dec 23 12:01:50 EET 2004


Peter Clark <peter-clark at bethel.edu> writes:

>     I'm aware that dovecot doesn't support Maildir++ quotas yet (pity). 
> However, is it still worthwhile to set up something like Postfix + Maildrop 
> to use quotas, or is dovecot's lack of support just going to throw a wrench 
> in the works?

Wietse Venema does not believe in soft quotas, and I believe he has a
point. The Maildir++ quota support requires a somewhat complicated
update protocol, and is effectively on a voluntary basis.

Consider using hard quotas instead.

-- 
Matthias Andree



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