RE: dovecot & bandwidth limit

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Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 13:24 -0500, Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> > Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 12:56 -0500, Ross S. W. Walker wrote:
> > > > Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > Everyone,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I am having some bandwidth problems caused by large e-mail files with
> > > > > dovecot.  From my research into dovecot it appears that there is no way
> > > > > to limit the use of bandwidth during POP3 deliveries.  
> > > > > 
> > > > > What recommendations might some of you have for a different POP3 server
> > > > > that can limit its own bandwidth use.
> > > > 
> > > > Maybe setup a firewall that limits bandwidth per session based on a
> > > > percentage of available bandwidth with a burst rate.
> > > > 
> > > > There are how-tos out on the net on this.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for taking the time to answer.  I am familiar with the technique
> > > in fact I use a burst rate for port 22 connections.  If I can not find a
> > > POP3 server to do to limit bandwidth, I'll use iptables.
> > 
> > Greg,
> > 
> > One more thing.
> > 
> > Is that your real middle initial and last name?
> 
> Ross
> 
> You can not believe the fights I got into all the way through grade
> school.  I did not really learn how to deal with it until my college
> years when a bunch of my buddies yelled 'penis' from the back of a
> chemistry class composed of about 500 students.  I usually 
> sat up front
> so this time I turned around stood up on my seat faced them and yelled
> back the word 'jealous'.  
> 
> After that the teasing seemed to stop to my dismay .... I had started
> liking the name by then :)  
> 
> It's my real name :)
> 
> Greg

Too funny, your parents sure had a sense of humor :-)

I probably would have changed my middle name to something beginning
with a 'G'

G. Ennis is infinitely better then P. Ennis

-Ross

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