permission denied. Command output: maildrop: maildir over quota.

Alert Message:

The Postfix program

<abc@xxx.com>: permission denied. Command output: maildrop: maildir over quota.

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The following recipient(s) could not be reached:

abc@xxx.com on 10/11/2006 4:02 PM

The e-mail system was unable to deliver the message, but did not report a specific reason. Check the address and try again. If it still fails, contact your system administrator.

xxx.com #5.0.0 X-Postfix; permission denied. Command output:maildrop: maildir over quota.

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Solution:

 

The alert "maildir over quota" indicates that the mailbox "abc" has exceeded the quota limit allocated for the account. In other words, this mailbox was full and as there was not enough space to accommodate any new mails, hence the mails are bouncing back with the said alert.

 

To avoid the same, kindly ensure that you delete some of the unwanted messages from this POP3 account and create enough space, or shuffle to quota limits if required to accommodate new mails.