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Re: [webmin-l] Virtualmin Mailbox quota needs doubling to work
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From: Unknown Q. <web...@un...> - 2006-02-15 17:35:44
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Thanks for the suggestions Kris & Marcos All I did was create a directory called /usr/pop chmod 1777 /usr/pop (Don't know if this is entirely necessary) Then edit /etc/qpopper.conf uncomment the line set temp-dir = /usr/pop Then restart inetd (which is how qpopper runs) Regards Martyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marcos Rubinstein" <we...@al...> To: <web...@li...> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [webmin-l] Virtualmin Mailbox quota needs doubling to work > to solve this... you need: > > 1.- a partition where no quotas has been defined for pop users (perhaps > your /tmp dir is in a different partition).. be sure that this partition > has enough space available > > 2.- you need to add this line to your config file for qpopper (more about > the file in 3.- how to find it or create it) : > > set temp-dir = path > > where path could be /tmp or any other dir in a partition where your users > don't have quota. > > NOTE: be sure that not all files are removed from /tmp if the machine > reboots... any decent system should check... and not eraese files that had > been created in the last N hours!!!!... (if not, in case of a reboot while > somebody was trying to get his/her mail.. that mail could be lost) > > 3.- via ssh or using webmin/others/command shell do: > > locate popper.con > > see if you have qpopper.conf (or even in.qpopper.conf ... very unusual) > > if you do... congrats... add the line from indicated in 2. and then > restarat qpopper (or xinetd if qpopper is called from xinetd). > > 4.- if you don't have any file named qpopper.conf if in the shell (via > ssh) you can do: > > cat > /etc/qpopper.conf (enter) > (add the line on 2.- and then enter) > (control + D) > > or, from webmin... create /etc/qpopper from the file manager, or even > using webmin/other/command shell doing: > > echo "(put the line described on 2.- with no parenthesis)" > >/etc/qpopper.conf > > (all in one line.. just in case my mail program "cuts" this line) > > and then > > 5.- ad the switch > > -f /etc/qpopper.conf > > to the qpopper start up program (if started from xinetd.. very easy from > webmin... go to networking/Extended Internet Services and there selec > qpopper... and add the switch to the qpopper program where you see "server > program" ... and then restart xinetd > > if qpopper is started as a stand alone server.. mmmm... you need either to > change the start up from webmin/system/bootup and shutdown.... or... if > you are shure that qpopper is not using any other switch... you can move > qpopper to something like real-qpopper and then create a simple shell > script for qpopper... something like > > which qpopper (suposse it says: /usr/local/sbin/qpopper) > cd /usr/local/sbin > cp -a qpopper real-qpopper > diff qpopper real-qpopper (verify that exists and are the same) > echo "/usr/local/sbin/real-qpopper -f /etc/qpopper.conf" > qpopper > > restart qpopper > > > That should do it! > > good luck > Marcos > > On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Unknown Questions wrote: > >> Hi >> >> i'm trying to clean up a server with lots of domains run under Virtulamin >> >> i wanted to make the mailbox users stop storing their stuff on the server >> after they had downloaded it to their home / office PC >> >> i'm running Debian Linux 3.0 >> with Webmin 1.250 >> and Virtualmin version 2.60 >> >> i'm trying to impose a limit of 25 Mb per user mailbox >> and have set these limits in the domain / mailuser in Virtulamin >> >> Home directory quota = 25000 kB >> Mail file quota = 25000 kB >> >> this seems to work fine in stopping extra e-mails going into the mailbox >> if the mailbox is just under 25mb full (they just sit in the mailqueue) >> >> but the problem i'm getting is that users are unable to collect their >> e-mails with outlook express etc due to this error message >> >>>>> >> There was a problem logging onto your mail server. Your Password was >> rejected. Account: 'TEST', Server: 'IP Number', >> Protocol: POP3, Server Response: '-ERR [SYS/TEMP] Unable to copy mail >> spool >> file, quota exceeded (122)', Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: >> 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92 >> <<< >> >> the users mailbox is set up by Virtualmin to >> /var/spool/mail/domain.tld.username >> and some users have these boxes as well - depending i think on if they >> have used Webmail >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/virus-mail >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/spam-mail >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/mail-trash >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/sent-mail >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/saved-drafts >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/Sent >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/Trash >> /home/domain.tld/homes/username/mail/Drafts >> >> it has been suggested to me that >> "The way qpopper (the mail retrieval program) works is that it copies the >> entire mailbox when someone pops logs in. So the user needs a quota of >> double the size of their mailbox for this to work. >> >> E.g. if the users mailbox is 25 meg in size, he will need a quota of 50 >> meg to be able to log on and check his email. The stupid thing is the >> users mailbox can grow about 25 meg, but this will prevent him from pop >> logging in. >> >> I don't know if there is a "fix" for this." >> or if i'm completely missing a simple setting / point / idea / brain cell >> >> any help / guidance gratefully received >> >> Regards >> >> Martyn >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log >> files >> for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes >> searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. 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