[nflug] Listserv/SMTP server/mail quota question

[Robert Wolfe]

On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:47:34 -0500
Darin Perusich <Darin.Perusich at cognigencorp.com> wrote:

> Cyber is correct in that quotas relate to the amount storage/disk space
> one is allowed to consume. What you are referring to is throttling and
> this can ONLY be done at the MTA, this entry from the mailman FAQ.
> 
> http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq04.051.htp
> 
> To enforce this in Postfix you would set smtpd_client_message_rate_limit
> to a value other then 0 in main.cf. You REALLY need to be careful when
> enabling such policies since they limit ALL messages and not particular
> messages or copies of messages. In other words this is a bad idea in
> most respects.

Ok.  Looks like I misused the term 'quota' then.  Thanks for clearing this little tidbit up (and helping me get educated at little more <G>).

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Robert Wolfe <robertwolfe at localnet.com>
Systems Administrator, LocalNet Corp/CoreComm Internet
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