Hello, Yes, Virtual mail users are a pretty new thing, and previously a user was a fully fledged unix user with a /etc/passwd entry etc. They could enjoy all of the priveledges of a real user. Virtual users on the other hand do not. The most they can posess is a mailbox. The ability to specify the number of real users is so that a virtual server can still be used as if it were actually a real box. Virtual users on the other hand are there for those that don't need anything other than mail. Say you own a virtual server and are hosting a domain for someone, you can provide them with the ability to administer their e-mail accounts etc without any intervention from yourself (the vs admin).
Yes you can specify the number of virtual mailboxes within a vs. A virtual user is just an e-mail address, and without a virtual mailbox they can't actually recieve mail (everything will be forwarded to admin instead), so the number of virtual mailboxes is the entity that is controlled. If you look at the vd_add command, you'll see the list of options you can control. HTH, Damion. Alan Murrell wrote: > > Hi All! > > In going over some of the operations of FreeVSD, I noticed that when > setting up a virtual server, you could quota not only the space they are > allowed, but also the numberof users, and domains they could setup. > However, I also noticed that it is also possible to setup virtual emails. > > I am assuming that the virtual emails is a relatively new thing, and that > previously a "user" was pretty much a given that it would be an email > address/user. > > Assuming this is correct, I guess I'm wondering why, with the ability to > setup virtual emails in FreeVSD, would it be necessary to quota the number > of users, or even specify any? > > Also, is it possible now, or in a future release, to quota the number of > virtual emails that can be setup under a virtual server? > > Thanx, in advance, for your help! > > -- > Alan Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Out the 10Base-T, through the router, down the T1, over the leased line, > off the bridge, past the firewall... nothin' but 'Net! > > ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- > Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support > Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support > Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- The freeVSD Support List -------------------------- Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=subscribe%20freevsd-support Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=unsubscribe%20freevsd-support Archives: http://freevsd.org/support/mail-archives/freevsd-support -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
