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Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3

From Ulf Volmer <u.volmer@u-v.de>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3
Date 2020-11-20 00:10 +0100
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On 19.11.20 22:42, Flo wrote:

> I am using Debian Buster, Thunderbird, Sendmail and popa3d to get emails.
> 
> The mail files for each account are stored at /var/mail. No it has come
> to that point that such a file exceeded 2GB. And 'Get Messages' doesn't
> work anymore.

This limit is defined in the source of popa3d.

ulf@deb10-p330:~/popa3d$ grep -r "#define MAX_MAILBOX_OPEN_BYTES" *
debian/README.Debian:#define MAX_MAILBOX_OPEN_BYTES          200000000
popa3d-1.0.3/params.h:#define MAX_MAILBOX_OPEN_BYTES           2147483647

I guess you have to recompile the package to change this.
But please consult README.Debian before.

Or (in my opinion the better solution) swicth to dovecot.

Best regards
Ulf

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Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Flo <debianflo@gmx.at> - 2020-11-19 23:00 +0100
  Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2020-11-19 23:30 +0100
    Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Flo <debianflo@gmx.at> - 2020-11-21 01:50 +0100
  Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Ulf Volmer <u.volmer@u-v.de> - 2020-11-20 00:10 +0100
    Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Flo <debianflo@gmx.at> - 2020-11-21 01:50 +0100
      Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-11-21 09:00 +0100
        Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-11-21 22:40 +0100
          Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-11-22 01:10 +0100
            Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Flo <debianflo@gmx.at> - 2020-11-22 19:00 +0100
              Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2020-11-22 21:10 +0100
              Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2020-11-22 22:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2020-11-22 23:40 +0100
              Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-11-23 07:10 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Flo <debianflo@gmx.at> - 2020-11-23 10:30 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-11-23 11:30 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2020-11-23 12:20 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 rhkramer@gmail.com - 2020-11-23 13:30 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Didar Hossain <didar@purlo.in> - 2020-11-23 14:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de> - 2020-11-23 15:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2020-11-23 16:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2020-11-23 19:30 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2020-11-24 18:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-11-25 16:40 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2020-11-25 19:20 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-11-26 05:00 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2020-11-24 20:50 +0100
                Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2020-11-24 21:10 +0100
  Re: Problem with /var/mail file > 2GB with pop3 황병희 <soyeomul@doraji.xyz> - 2020-11-21 03:50 +0100
  Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d - trying to NOT hijack Keith Bainbridge <ke1thozgroups@gmx.com> - 2020-11-23 03:30 +0100
    Re: Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d - trying to NOT  hijack Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-11-23 11:50 +0100
      Re: Why use an email client AND sendmail/popa3d - trying to NOT hijack The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2020-11-23 12:20 +0100

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