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| From | cl@isbd.net |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Problem with handling errors in POP3 message retrieval/deletion |
| Date | 2015-09-11 18:13 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <2mebcc-406.ln1@esprimo.zbmc.eu> (permalink) |
| References | <sbcbcc-rf5.ln1@esprimo.zbmc.eu> |
cl@isbd.net wrote:
> I have a (fairly) simple script that does 'catchall' processing on my
> POP3 mailbox. It looks for messages To: strings that *might* be for
> me and then throws everything else away.
>
[snip]
Sorry folks, I found the problem, it's a known 'bug' due to someone
trying to protect poplib from excessively long lines. See:-
https://bugs.python.org/issue16041
It's easy to work around by something like:-
import poplib
poplib._MAXLINE=20480
--
Chris Green
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Problem with handling errors in POP3 message retrieval/deletion cl@isbd.net - 2015-09-11 17:33 +0100 Re: Problem with handling errors in POP3 message retrieval/deletion cl@isbd.net - 2015-09-11 18:13 +0100 Re: Problem with handling errors in POP3 message retrieval/deletion Laura Creighton <lac@openend.se> - 2015-09-11 21:17 +0200
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