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-----Original Message-----
From: Madscientist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:11 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] A Ludicrous Question From Our Users...
And when you find out what they've been drinking, send me a case.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bill James
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 9:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] A Ludicrous Question From Our Users...
Mixed in below are the ways I think you could do this BUT if disk $$$ is
unlimited then why worry about it
Now my personal opinion agrees with the subject line: "LUDICROUS" then ask
what the committee has been drinking lately
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Malone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 12:15 AM
Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] A Ludicrous Question From Our Users...
> Just burn the idiots mail box and save yourself a lump on the head..
>
> At 06:56 PM 4/25/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Okay guys... I need some expert input here.
> >
> >Scenerio: Students neglect their email accounts (quotas), and messages
are
> >not delivered to them. Faculity do NOT want quotas in place, ~nor~
> >automated "Time Retension" cycles purging messages after X number of
days.
> >$$$ says that storage space will never be unlimited...
> >
> >Here is their request. Does anyone have any solid ideas for this? It is
> >virutally impossible with any software I've ever encountered.
> >--- Faculty Committee Request ---
> >
> >Could full mailboxes be dumped into archive and restored to the user for
a
> >fee?
Simple batch file could be set to run at X time to look for and backup to
archive. I just saw in KB a program built into Imail to look for X size
mailboxes. Also if you really want to get creative you could create an ASP
script to handle this. The file that contains the actual emails is readable
in notepad/wordpad and contains every single email in the box
> >
> >The restoration could amount to providing a zip disk with the files if
the
> >user wishes to retrieve them.
> >
> >1. Set a limited amount of space,
Can be done inside of Imail based on a given domain, you can set to
individual users but with a few thousands users this can be a huge task all
by itself. Maybe creating a virtual host (IP less) for the Faculty and keep
the students where they are and limit their boxes
> >
> >2. an automatic series of warnings as the space limit is approached
See answer to "Could full mailboxes be dumped into archive and restored to
the user for a
fee?"
> >
> >3. if files are not removed from the server archive the oldest mail until
> >1/2 user space quota has been freed.
May not be possible since all emails are contained in one large file
> >
> >4. if the user requests and pays the fee provide backup copy of files.
The
> >fee should pay for the media needed to hold the files, and the labor
> >involved in the transfer.
Sounds good to me. Bet this gets them to download more often
> >
> >5. it would be understood from the onset that the back-up retrieval is
done
> >one day per week and fees must be paid in advance. If a fee has not been
> >paid the user will have to wait until the next week.
Again bet this gets them to download more often
> >
> >
> >
> >
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