Re: [exim] quota excedeed

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Author: bisdiouf
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To: Ian Eiloart
CC: exim-users, bisdiouf
Subject: Re: [exim] quota excedeed
hello,
my transport configuration

dovecot_virtual_delivery:
driver = pipe
command = /usr/libexec/dovecot/deliver -d $local_part
message_prefix =
message_suffix =
delivery_date_add
envelope_to_add
return_path_add
log_output
user = vmail

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>
> --On 2 March 2010 08:45:44 +0000 bisdiouf@??? wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I'm using exim with dovecot and ldap. I've define the user quota in ldap
>> attributes and at this moment I've customers who receive mail and yet
>> the
>> quota is over.
>
> Then "quota" on dovecot must mean something different than I understand.
> How is it possible to deliver email to dovecot if the user is over quota?
> What happens to a user who is over quota on dovecot?
>
> My understanding is that a quota is the limit beyond which email will not
> be delivered to an account.
>
>> Can you explain me how you have configure your exim and I'll compare the
>> configuration.
>
> My system is Exim with Cyrus-IMAP. Delivery to the mailstore is via LMTP.
> Cyrus simply refuses the email with a 4xx when I attempt to deliver it.
> There's nothing in the Exim configuration that does anything special at
> all. In fact the string "quota" does not appear in my config file.
>
> When we delivered direct to mailboxes for Washington IMAP, quotas were
> enforced in Exim. I think they were set in transport options.
>
> What type of transport are you using for delivery to dovecot?
>
>> Best regards.
>>>
>>>
>>> --On 1 March 2010 15:56:16 +0000 bisdiouf@??? wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> I want to configure exim alerting the sender and the receiver when the
>>>> quota is excedeed.
>>>
>>> I think Exim will already alert the sender when the message can't be
>>> delivered because the receiver is over quota.
>>>
>>> If you can deliver messages (alerts) to a receiver who is over quota,
>>> then you have a different understanding of "over quota" than I do.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ian Eiloart
>>> IT Services, University of Sussex
>>> 01273-873148 x3148
>>> For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/
>
>
>
> --
> Ian Eiloart
> IT Services, University of Sussex
> 01273-873148 x3148
> For new support requests, see http://www.sussex.ac.uk/its/help/
>