From b685df6f25bd0fd60755781349d8a76e9753402c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Smedegaard Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:26:35 +0200 Subject: Add new topics address, files, quota and redpill. --- quota/use.mdwn | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 quota/use.mdwn (limited to 'quota/use.mdwn') diff --git a/quota/use.mdwn b/quota/use.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0f7df6 --- /dev/null +++ b/quota/use.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Disk quota usage + +Your account has limited disk space. All of your personal files and emails have +a shard maximum. + +Your use of disk space is monitored, and if you use more space than allowed, +you will automatically receive warnings to free some space: Either delet some +of your personal files or some of your emails. + +/!\ If you fail to free enough disk space to get you below your quota limit, +then after some days your account will be locked. This affects several +services, e.g. all emails sent to you will be rejected! + + +## Files + +If you use some of your personal [[file_shares|files]], then they probably +consume more space than your emails: Sound, graphics and multimedia files +are much larger than simple text messages like emails. + +## Emails + +Consider deleting emails with big attachments. Save the attachements as plain +files first, if you want them preserved: email attachments consume up to the +double amount of that used by same documents stored normally. + +If you use Apple Mail, your emails may fill up space on the server even when +deleted in the application. See [[email_setup|mail/setup]] for more about the +problem. To immediately purge deleted emails, do this: + + 1. Open Apple Mail + 2. Go to Preferences > Accounts > Advanced + 3. Click the button 'Remove Now'. + +When you use imap (you probably do), then some routines may not behave as you +would expect: + + * You may have more folders on the server than shown in your email program. + You need to "subscribe" to additional email folders to see them. + * It is not enough to "delete" emails. You need to also "purge" the deleted + emails to have them completely removed from the system. + + +## More info + + * [[Configuration|quota/setup]] to continuously show current disk quota status -- cgit v1.2.3