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



Flo wrote:

> Let's assume an average message size of 20MB. Then 100 messages are
> enough to make it INBOX file that big. This doesn't necessarily mean
> that this is disorganized.

No, it means exactly this, because when mbox was in developed and actively
in use there was no message of 20MB in size.
Mailbox format was developed and even some database backends to store and
serve mails faster.
There are also tools that convert the one to the other. Consider moving
forward from where you are.

regards


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