Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 09:08:17 -0400
From: "Jonathan" <jonathan@...rrier.cegeptr.qc.ca>
To: popa3d-users@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Problem with big file in mail spool dir

Thanks!!!

The error in log file is:

Sep 17 16:59:26 courrier popa3d[15140]: Authentication passed for daigneas
Sep 17 16:59:26 courrier popa3d[15140]: Failed or refused to 
load /var/spool/mail/daigneas

I will get the source and compile to increase the limit at 200 MB /200 K.

Thanks again!

Jonathan


> On Tue, Sep 17, 2002 at 06:46:30PM -0400, Jonathan wrote:
> > The problem is that I have this error "-ERR" when I try to do a 
connection 
> > manually on the pop3 server just next this command "user xxxxx"
> 
> Hmm.  Maybe after the PASS, not USER?
> 
> The reason should be in the logs.
> 
> > If i put the file on an other server with a other pop3 server it's ok. I 
have 
> > a long delai (between 1 and 2 minutes) to do the connexion but I'm able 
to 
> > get all mails.
> > 
> > The size of the mail file is very big (about 130 megs) and a mail 
contents an 
> > attachement of 100 megs).
> 
> popa3d does by default have a mailbox size limit intended to prevent 
> a single huge mailbox from disrupting the entire service.  This is 
> described in DESIGN and the limit can be adjusted in params.h (yes,
>  I know, this is not very convenient when popa3d came as a part of your
> distribution).  You may set it anywhere up to 2 GB.  There's no added
> overhead or anything just because of your increasing the limit, but
> you should decide whether you actually want your server to process
> mailboxes this large should there be any.
> 
> The default used to be 100 MB / 100K messages, but I've recently
> increased it to 200 MB / 200K messages.
> 
> > Anyone have an idea? I will probably limit the max mail size in sendmail 
but 
> 
> It's a good idea to do so.  You may also want to set quotas on the
> partition with your mail spool, provided that your delivery agent is
> able to handle them.  I can tell you that popa3d, unlike many other
> POP3 servers, has no problem serving mailboxes that have run into the
> quota (and not a single byte may be added, not even temporarily) or
> even those that are over quota (typically because of you decreasing
> the quota for a user).
> 
> > I don't kown if the problem is the big mail file or the big attachement. 
Is 
> > it a limitation of pop3ad for size of mail file or attachement?
> 
> There're the two limits I've mentioned above.  There's no message 
> size limit (no reason to have one in a POP3 server).
> 
> -- 
> /sd


Jonathan
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