Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached

2015-02-09 Thread LuKreme
On Jan 14, 2015, at 17:20, Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta) wrote: > Is there a way to configure postfix to remove old mail when the mailbox size > limit is reached instead of new mail being rejected? As others have said, this is a function of the LDA, but it is also a terrible idea. Disk space is c

Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached

2015-01-15 Thread Stephen Satchell
On 01/15/2015 12:43 PM, Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta) wrote: > Thanks for the fast reply Wietse... If we switch to maildir mode, > there is still no option to have postfix cleanup old messages, > correct? As Wietse currectly points out, the mail exchanger is not the place where mail needs to be manag

Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached

2015-01-15 Thread Wietse Venema
; From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org > [mailto:owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Wietse Venema > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 7:38 PM > To: Postfix users > Subject: Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached > > Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta): > > Hello, &g

RE: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached

2015-01-15 Thread Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta)
, January 14, 2015 7:38 PM To: Postfix users Subject: Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta): > Hello, > > Is there a way to configure postfix to remove old mail when the > mailbox size limit is reached instead of new mail being rejected? Deleting mailboxes

Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached

2015-01-14 Thread Wietse Venema
Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta): > Hello, > > Is there a way to configure postfix to remove old mail when the > mailbox size limit is reached instead of new mail being rejected? Deleting mailboxes is (will not be) built into Postfix. You can switch to maildir mode, which produces one file per messag

Re: Behavior when mailbox limit is reached

2015-01-14 Thread li...@rhsoft.net
Am 15.01.2015 um 01:20 schrieb Mullis, Josh (CCI-Atlanta): Is there a way to configure postfix to remove old mail when the mailbox size limit is reached instead of new mail being rejected? The basic need is limiting the amount of disk space mailbox files are using without rejecting mail postf