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

[Ulf Volmer <u.volmer@u-v.de>]

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