On Mon, 23 Feb 2009, Linux Advocate wrote: > 1. Since postfix has a mailbox_size_limit, why do we still need to have > quota implemented (say via dovecot). Is it just for "enforcment and > notification"?
Some admins like to set per user (or group) quotas via dovecot. Many dovecot implementations use Maildir mailboxes, for which quotas are not supported by mailbox_size_limit. > 1a. Is it ok to just set mailbox_size_limit=0 and then impose quota via > dovecot (say 1GB) or must both settings match? The two settings do not have to match. > 2. For a setup of about 1500 virtual users on a centos 5.2 machine with a > raid10 array and with 8gb of ram, what settings do i need to change in > postfix for better performance with regards to main.cf /master.cf. Dovecot > provides POP/IMAP services. Way too general. And ask dovecot questions on that mailing list. -- Sahil Tandon <sa...@tandon.net>