[Dovecot] Maildir++ quota - how to handle a full mailbox

[Peter Fern]

Joseph W. Breu wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> We are using Horde/IMP and we are having problems deleting messages
> from accounts where the user is very close to going over quota.
>
> My test environment includes:
>
> Horde 3
> IMP 4.1.2
> dovecot 1.0rc2
> postfix
> maildrop
>
>
> I created a user and set the quota at 13MB.  I then sent a 10MB file
> to the user - which was received.  However, when I attempt to move the
> message from the INBOX to Trash, I get a Quota Exceeded error.
>
> Is this more of an IMP error than a dovecot quirk?
>
> Is the message size credited back to the quota after the message has
> been removed from the INBOX?  Is there any way to change the order
> that the qouta usage is applied?

Just guessing, but I'm thinking it must do a copy, then delete...