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[cobalt-users] [RAQ3] & [RAQ4] Total traffic usage?

We have a couple of customers who keep all their mail on the Cobalt servers, rather than collecting it with a POP3 client, they simply retrieve the headers and leave it on the server - several of their users have a lot of mail, and check their mail from multiple PCs in multiple locations on a continuous basis.

Example:

client A has 10 users, 2 of which are "super important" and can operate out of each of their 3 offices anywhere in the state of Texas.

So - in order to have their email in each location, they leave it on the server, pulling headers down from each PC.

Each of these "super important" users, has three PCs, pulling email headers from 3 PCs, EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY.

They refuse to log-off, or turn off the PC, or even quit the mail program when they leave a particular office - so the email checking is MASSIVELY EXCESSIVE (in my, or any sane tech persons opinion I would hazard).

anyway - they have disk space and a traffic quota - but the cobalts only appear to provide stats on size of emails handled - how can I factor in all this load and continual checking into their traffic quotas?  Surely this is adding up to a fairly significant amount to traffic - it has GOT to be?!?!

They are prepared to pay, I just need to be able to calculate how much they owe - and be able to prove it!

Does anyone have any tools, scripts to generate total usage stats for a virtual site?  They have their own IP if that helps.

thanks

GHL
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