Over-Quota Limits and Warning Email

Often, an administrator wants to set a limit on users for how much storage the messages can consume and how many messages they can retain. This is referred to as quota. The Messaging Server offers the ability to limit a user on both how much storage (for example, bytes) and how many (quantity) messages are allowed. The system also provides a method for notifying users that they are running out of quota or are in danger of going over the limit, as well as providing a grace period so that even though they are over, they can still receive a little bit over their quota until such time as they log in and delete email.

You can set these limits by using the console or from the command line. Using the administration ...

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