autocreatequota

[Simon Matter]

> Hello,
>
> I read in "The book of IMAP" the following about the autocreatequota
> option in imapd.conf:
> -----
> If you enter a value other than 0, Cyrus will automatically create
> mailboxes for new users when they first log in, and then limit de memory
> available to these mailboxes to the quota value you specify here.
> (...)
> -----
>
> I have tried that, but no mailbox was autocreated ;-(
>
> In de man-page of imapd.conf I see the following:
> -----
> autocreatequota: 0
> If nonzero, normal users may create their own IMAP accounts by creating
>  the mailbox INBOX.  The user's quota is set to the value if it is
> positive, otherwise the user has unlimited quota.
> ------
>
> Does autocreation of mailboxes only work with the autocreate-patch?

Yes, without the autocreate patch the functionality is not there.

Simon

> I am using Cyrus 2.2.13.
>
> With regards,
> Paul van der Vlis.
>
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