Re: [vchkpw] limiting frequency of pop access
Hi Paul: We've tried that and found that most users either ignore the email, think it's a phishing attempt or don't know how to change the frequency with which their Outlook Express pops in. At 12:12 AM 2/7/2005, you wrote: At 08:23 PM 2/6/2005, you wrote: Does anyone know if there is a way to limit the frequency with which users pop in to check their email. We have a problem where hundreds of users are checking their email every minute and putting an excessive load on the server. We would like to refuse pop3 connections to a user unless ten minutes has passed. Thanks in advance for any help. it's not the solution you're looking for, but wouldn't it be better to send out a pop bulletin, asking customers to reduce the frequency with which they check for new mail? That's better than dealing with the tech support inquiries you'll get when customers start 'having trouble connecting to the pop server'. just imho Paul Theodoropoulos http://www.anastrophe.com http://www.smileglobal.com Best Regards, Jeff Koch, Intersessions
[vchkpw] external dir for just domain folder
Hi All May look a bit novice at time, but let me know if i can just have a symlink of domains folder to an external directory. the server has thousands of domains. Its a bit urgent at the moment. Regards, Tanmaya
Re: [vchkpw] external dir for just domain folder
At 07:47 AM 2/7/2005, you wrote:
Hi All
May look a bit novice at time, but let me know if i can just have a
symlink of domains folder to an external directory. the server has
thousands of domains.
Its a bit urgent at the moment.
Regards,
Tanmaya
yes, it works just fine. i use the following script to do my 'moves':
#!/bin/sh
cd /u1/domains/2
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
echo \nUSAGE: migrator-2 domainname\n
exit 0
fi
DOMAIN=$1
chmod +t ${DOMAIN} \
mv ${DOMAIN} /u2/domains/2 \
ln -s /u2/domains/2/${DOMAIN} \
chmod -t ${DOMAIN}
Paul Theodoropoulos
http://www.anastrophe.com
http://www.smileglobal.com
Re: [vchkpw] limiting frequency of pop access
On Monday 07 February 2005 01:56 am, Jeff Koch wrote: Hi Paul: We've tried that and found that most users either ignore the email, think it's a phishing attempt or don't know how to change the frequency with which their Outlook Express pops in. I agree with Paul here.. you should send out the email, and give them a URL with some screenshots with little pointers and circles (and of course, a default windows XP theme) that walks them through how to do it. Repeat this email every week for a month, and then start blocking accounts who are abusing. Also, you may want to update your AUP to say that checking your pop email more than once every 10 minutes is a violation, notify your customers about it, and implement the policy. Applying a technical solution to an administrative problem is always a lot more work than simply applying the iron fist. -Jeremy -- Jeremy Kitchen ++ Systems Administrator ++ Inter7 Internet Technologies, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++ www.inter7.com ++ 866.528.3530 ++ 815.776.9465 int'l kitchen @ #qmail #gentoo on EFnet IRC ++ scriptkitchen.com/qmail GnuPG Key ID: 481BF7E2 ++ jabber:[EMAIL PROTECTED] pgpYbdaXBYXIh.pgp Description: PGP signature
