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- Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 08:53:27 -0400
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- Subject: Re: problem with jan_receive area and quotas
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- JNET-L@UGA.BITNET (BITNIC JNET-L List) 28-AUG-1992 writes:
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- >Date: 28 Aug 1992 10:06:07 +0200
- >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
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- >To: Melvin Alcorn <ACSSYSMA@EKU.BITNET>, David Barbee <STUBRBEE@EKU.BITNET>,
- > "Steven C. King" <STUKING@EKU.BITNET>
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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
-
- But why should the problems of an IBM system be extended to a VAX system?
- (I know its not your fault that IBM machines had this problem but that you
- were merely pointing out where the problem started.) I have noticed this
- trend in other programs that have been ported from other systems to the
- VAX...I really would not to have such compatibility ported to my VAX. :-)
-
- Melvin Alcorn
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