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Subject: Re: 2.4.8 Resource leaks + limits
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> Not really. Large installations use ACLs instead of groups. 

Umm you can't use ACL's for resource management. You have to be able to
charge an entity. Its not a permission to access, its a "who is paying" and
that requires a real entity to charge to