Chaning "your mailbox is xx% full" options

DaveHanson · 4 Mar 2003, 05:16 AM

I'd like to be warned when, say, my mailbox was 95 and 99% full, but now I'm getting MANY warnings emailed to me once it hits 89%.

I have a 100 meg mailbox, so there's a big difference between 90 and 90% for me...

I checked the help and faq, but couldn't see any way to adjust these prompts...am I missing something, or is it just not possible to adjust this?

TIA, Dave

FMRocks · 4 Mar 2003, 05:27 AM

I don't think it's possible to change when you are warned at this time. I think it would be a good idea, actually, to let users customize it. Nonetheless, I think the 90% level that it seems to be at now is a good point to send warning messages.

mklose · 4 Mar 2003, 06:18 AM

90% is still a problem.

I have a 200MB mailbox.

10% of that is 20MB, which is twice what guests get, and more than a member.

So this would be a cool idea ;-)

SanjaySheth · 4 Mar 2003, 06:28 AM

I fall into the same boat as mk (I have a 100 MB mailbox).

Instead of a warning by %, it would be useful to be able to set a warning level by MB left instead.

FMRocks · 4 Mar 2003, 06:31 AM

OK, I can see the point here. Yeah, a system that warns by MB left (which would need to be customizable) would be a good idea.

akorvemaker · 4 Mar 2003, 08:01 AM

A somewhat related discussion also took place about a month ago:

http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...threadid=10756

In this case they changed a different warning (I think) to only go off when the mailbox is 98% full. Perhaps the same could be done here.

DaveHanson · 29 Mar 2003, 01:38 AM

Thanks for the link akorvemaker.

Jeremy Howard · 29 Mar 2003, 05:24 AM

I don't really want to add a user-preference for this... Perhaps if we used "10% or 5MB, which ever is lower" as the reminder point?

akorvemaker · 29 Mar 2003, 05:26 AM

That sounds like a good solution (at least to me

).

mklose · 29 Mar 2003, 10:05 AM

Sounds great! ;-)

4 Mar 2003, 05:16 AM	#1
DaveHanson Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 149	Changing "your mailbox is xx% full" options I'd like to be warned when, say, my mailbox was 95 and 99% full, but now I'm getting MANY warnings emailed to me once it hits 89%. I have a 100 meg mailbox, so there's a big difference between 90 and 90% for me... I checked the help and faq, but couldn't see any way to adjust these prompts...am I missing something, or is it just not possible to adjust this? TIA, Dave Last edited by DaveHanson : 4 Mar 2003 at 06:12 AM.

4 Mar 2003, 05:27 AM	#2
FMRocks The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: FM does NOT refer to Fastmail (anymore). Posts: 4,034	I don't think it's possible to change when you are warned at this time. I think it would be a good idea, actually, to let users customize it. Nonetheless, I think the 90% level that it seems to be at now is a good point to send warning messages.

4 Mar 2003, 06:18 AM	#3
mklose Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 693	90% is still a problem. I have a 200MB mailbox. 10% of that is 20MB, which is twice what guests get, and more than a member. So this would be a cool idea ;-)

4 Mar 2003, 06:28 AM	#4
SanjaySheth Master of the @ Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,079	I fall into the same boat as mk (I have a 100 MB mailbox). Instead of a warning by %, it would be useful to be able to set a warning level by MB left instead.

4 Mar 2003, 06:31 AM	#5
FMRocks The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: FM does NOT refer to Fastmail (anymore). Posts: 4,034	OK, I can see the point here. Yeah, a system that warns by MB left (which would need to be customizable) would be a good idea.

4 Mar 2003, 08:01 AM	#6
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	A somewhat related discussion also took place about a month ago: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...threadid=10756 In this case they changed a different warning (I think) to only go off when the mailbox is 98% full. Perhaps the same could be done here.

29 Mar 2003, 01:38 AM	#7
DaveHanson Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 149	Thanks for the link akorvemaker.

29 Mar 2003, 05:24 AM	#8
Jeremy Howard Ultimate Contributor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Australia Posts: 11,501	I don't really want to add a user-preference for this... Perhaps if we used "10% or 5MB, which ever is lower" as the reminder point?

29 Mar 2003, 05:26 AM	#9
akorvemaker Master of the @ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,015	That sounds like a good solution (at least to me ).

29 Mar 2003, 10:05 AM	#10
mklose Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 693	Sounds great! ;-)