Postfix default mailbox_size_limit is causing Bogofilter database corruption

Sergii Laskavyi ls+bogofilter.aotto.comede53b7f at gambit.com.ru
Wed Jan 14 18:08:14 CET 2004


>> Dear Wietse Venema, is it possible to change the Postfix default
>> and/or describe this problem in Postfix and/or Bogofilter FAQ?

Wietse Venema wrote:
> If bogofilter needs files of 100+ Mbytes,
> then BOGOFILTER should state that requirement.

The default limit is 48.8 Mbytes, limit suggested by David Relson is
69.6 Mbytes - less than 100 Mbytes and only 42% more than default :-)

> I can give Postfix separate limits for delivery to command and mailbox
> but those limits will necessarily be exactly the same by default.

Many Postfix users can save their time and
do not lose email when using Bogofilter.

> Adding a BOGOFILTER_README file to Postfix will
> not help, since nobody reads documentation anyway.

People do grep or google documentation, so README and/or FAQ will help :-)

Maybe even messages in mailing lists will do the trick.




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