5 messages in net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildropRe: [maildropl] preline + Maildrop (1...
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Chris GamacheNov 15, 2002 8:16 am 
Mike LeoneNov 15, 2002 9:53 am 
Chris GamacheNov 15, 2002 10:52 am 
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Subject:Re: [maildropl] preline + Maildrop (1.5, and earlier) + qmail dies with huge mail messagesActions...
From:Mike Leone (tur@mike-leone.com)
Date:Nov 15, 2002 9:53:40 am
List:net.sourceforge.lists.courier-maildrop

Chris Gamache (cgg@yahoo.com) wrote this on 11 15, 02 at 11:19:

I've got a problem. I'm trying to filter GIANT email messages to an imap folder. Up until about 200MB everything worked splendidly. Now my setup (was 1.3.5, now is 1.5) will choke on the mail message, and it'll leave the unfinished mail message in the Maildir/tmp directory. This fills up my drive rather quickly. :)

I expect its the "Watchdog Timer" that is causing the problem. I only expect it to get worse as the mail messages get larger.

Even larger than 200M? And on a regular basis? Wow.

Alternately, it could be preline that doesn't like the large messages. Can I compile Maildrop such that I don't have to use preline anymore?

The best thing to do would to have ripmime process the message and avoid the maildir altogether. Would I do something like

I would think the best thing to do would be to not send 200M+ sized emails. :-) Seriously. I know it sounds flippant, but once you get into that size, that's what FTP is for.

Even if maildrop could/would handle it, how well does your MUA handle such huge attachments?

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