Other ways than quotas to limit mail files size ??

[Dan Pelleg]

Greg Bernard <bsd at todoo.biz> writes:

> Is there another way to limit the amount of space occupied by mail files on
> a per user basis using another method than quotas ?
> 
> I would like to limit the amount of space available for each user's e.mail
> so e.mail file size will not go crazy.
> 
> 
> Thanks for your advices...
> 

I've never tried this, but it should work: set up a vn(4) disk of the right
size, and arrange for the user's spool to be on its mountpoint. See
vnconfig(8) for setup examples.

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  Dan Pelleg