Alan Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2006, Gerard wrote:
>
> > 1) Use fetchmail to harvest mail from main mail server - but leave the
> > mail on the main server.
>
> POP isn't designed for this, leaving mail on server is a kludge at best.
>
> Use Imap.
>
> > 2) Attempt to POP the mail off my server
> > a) If the mbox reaches a certain threshold, the downloading of mail
> > will fail.
>
> Timeouts on the client.
>
> > 3) Attempt to download the mail left on the main server
> > a) Success
>
> Longer client timeouts.
>
> > I have seen this problem mentioned many time. I have been advised to
> > dump my present mail system and install an 'imap' system with 'dovecot'
> > to handle mail delivery. Even the fetchmail manuals describe a problem
> > with qpopper and a large mbox(s).
> >
> > If you know of a solution, I would appreciate hearing about it.
>
> Use Imap.
>
> Qpopper is good at what it does, but there are fundamental client
> restrictions which make it patently unsuitable for the job if more than
> one client ever accesses the mailbox and/or if mail is regularly left on
> the server.
>
> AB
For what its worth, I just had a mbox size of 12M on one account. Not
extremely large by any standards. Using 'qpopper' the download failed as
it usually does with a large mbox size near or over 10M. I immediately
changed to 'popa3d' in the inetd.conf file and restarted it. Now, when I
attempted to download the email messages it proceeded without incident.
I firmly believe that there is an inherent flaw in qpopper that has gone
unfixed for quite some time. It does not effect everyone, or perhaps
every OS, but it is there. Unfortunately, the developers do not seem
interested in getting to the root of the problem. A simple Google search
will turn up others who have experienced the exact same sort of problem
that I have. It is even mentioned in the 'fetchmail' manual.
In any case, my system is now working. I will shortly be changing over
to a postfix/courier-imap system so these sort of problems will never
happen again anyway.
Thanks for everyone's help.
--
Gerard Seibert
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why does the bride always wear white?
Because it is good for the dishwasher to match the stove and
refrigerator.
