Re: Strane problem with vmoddomlimits and 2GB limit

On 02/02/2011 10:03 AM, Tom Collins wrote:
> On Feb 1, 2011, at 8:17 AM, Alessio Cecchi wrote:
>> Is vpopmail/vmoddomlimits unable to manage quota more than 2GB but can manage quota of 2GB -1 byte?
>
> Some quota code uses a signed 32-bit value so, yes, 2GB - 1 is the maximum you can represent in that datatype.
>
> I believe more recent versions of vpopmail have a new "vusage" client/daemon to manage quotas, and it supports larger quotas.
>
> Keep in mind that the old "maildirsize standard" is implemented in multiple locations.  vdelivermail, qmail-local, your POP and IMAP server, QmailAdmin, vmoddomlimits, vmoduser, etc.  All of them would need to be reviewed to ensure they work correctly for larger sizes.
>
> One proposed fix is to switch to unsigned 32-bit, but that only gets you to 4GB.  I think others have proposed 64-bits, or even just storing kbytes instead of bytes in the file.  I'm sure others will chime in with advice and guidance.
>
> -Tom
>

Is this true for v5.4.32?
Is this true for v5.5.x?

I don't use quotas personally, but I'd like to see this get fixed. I'd 
even consider doing (some of) the coding.

Matt, what's the status of this?

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-Eric 'shubes'


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