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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 10:06:07 +0200
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- From: Eric Thomas <ERIC@SEARN.BITNET>
- Subject: Re: problem with jan_receive area and quotas
- In-Reply-To: Message of Thu,
- 27 Aug 1992 09:57:22 -0500 from JNET Discussion Group
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- VM systems have had this kind of problems for about as long as large VM
- systems with many greedy users have existed, since you have native
- equivalents of SEND/FILE. You solve the problem by writing a "spool
- cleaner", a program that runs (say) every hour, preferrably at slightly
- randomized times so that users can't prepare for the "visit", and that
- enforces a number of rules you have documented. For instance, you might
- decide not to allow normal users to have more than 5000 blocks in the
- spool. This can be a very simple program that just reacts when you have
- too much, or something more subtle that makes statistics and lets you
- exceed your quota for a short while, but will take action if you
- chronically have more files than allowed.
-
- Eric
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