[CentOS] dovecot & bandwidth limit

[Ross S. W. Walker]

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

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