On 5.1.2010, at 18.59, Ken Price wrote: > I'm using Dovecot LDA with Exim. I'm also using Dictionary Quotas in a > MySQL database. I want to avoid backscatter completely, so I set > "quota_full_tempfail = yes" and handle quota checking in the Exim RCPT ACL > during the SMTP session. The problem lies in the case where a user's > account is nearly full. Smaller messages will continue to come through, > but a larger message would get queued for retry since it will push the > account over quota. I need Dovecot's quota to exhibit the same behavior as > Exim's "quota_is_inclusive=false".
If backscatter is the only reason, would it work simply to keep quota_full_tempfail=no and use -e option for deliver? Then configure Exim to delay replying to to DATA command until deliver is finished. I guess the main problem with this is increased load when tons of mails are being delivered at the same time..
