On Wed, 17 Apr 2002, Steve Perrault wrote: > I've considered modifying the qpopper source to keep the connection open > for x minutes after the customer closes the session. I'd also change the
boy, i dont know about that..holding a process entry and memory usage (that could be spent in another 'active' pop session) to just do a wait. and if you were the customer, would you really sit there for 4-5 mins while your mail client just sat there while qpopper held the connection open. they'd be clicking cancel and closing the connection from their end. i think i'd rather see the unixtime of login written to the user's cache file and a config file/user file option of letting them only check every x minutes (like someone said). if (((current_time - last_login_time)/60) < LOGIN_DELAY_MINS) you can't check your mail again this soon, blah blah blah, close connection. --Tony .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org "Strange, but it seems, there's a mutiny brewing inside of me" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. > > At 03:24 PM 4/16/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hello all, > > > >I was just wondering if anyone knew of a commonly used program used in > >conjunction with Qpopper, or perhaps even a widely used patch, that would > >enable me to limit the frequency with which users check their > >mail. Currently there is no such limit, and believe it or not many have > >their Eudora setup to autocheck every minute. This is unacceptable with > >almost 2000 users per machine. Especially considering that they regularly > >keep messages on server as well for a period of at least 5 days. I know > >that I've seen other institutions implement such restrictions, and you are > >sent an error message via standard POP protocol it appears, which Eudora > >displays in the status telling you you are checking mail too often. THis > >is more than sufficient. Any help or recommendations would be GREATLY > >appreciated. Thanks in advance. > > > >PS - The client getting the descriptive error message is by FAR the most > >important thing, as to avoid unnecessary calls to our helpdesk people. > > > >--- > >Tim Meader > >ACS Government Services, Inc. - (301) 286-8013 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-. Anthony J. Biacco Network Administrator/Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.asteroid-b612.org "Strange, but it seems, there's a mutiny brewing inside of me" .-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-._.-.
