From: Joseph Tam <jtam.h...@gmail.com>
>To: dovecot@dovecot.org
>Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 3:40 AM
>Subject: Re: [Dovecot] Filesystem quotas
>
>Timo Sirainen writes in response to Steve Fatula's query:
>
>> With imap_quota plugin it allows IMAP client to see how much quota is
>> used/left. You could also enable quota warnings. And configure the
>> quota exceeded error message.
>
>It could also prevent the catch-22 situation I wrote about earlier whereby
>a filesystem out-of-space condition will result in a user not being
>able get themselves out of that situation, since a mailbox operation
>(like a delete and expunge) will not be able to create a lockfile.
>
>Having quotas handled by the IMAP/LDA will allow extra room to handle
>this impasse. Disabling dotlock or using dotlock_try locking method
>are some other workarounds.
>
>
>Don't forget these are SYSTEM users, they can get in and delete things should
>they need to, and can easily consume all available space completely outside of
>email. We already send email outside of dovecot when they approach their
>limit, with our custom message. It sounds like there really isn't any benefit
>to using the dovecot fs quota plugin in our situation. Thanks for the ideas.
