Changing the Maximum Number of fetchd Processes
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Applies to
eMail Server: Version 3
Symptom
When trying to retrieve your e-mail from external POP accounts with fetchmail, you obtain the following error message:
fetchd.pl[723]:ERROR: max threads reached!!!!
Cause
The maximum number of fetchd
processes is limited to 5.
Solution
Edit the file
/etc/fetchd.conf
and adjust the value:
thread_max = 5;
Finally restart the process:
rcfetchd restart
Keep an eye on the memory usage in case you run many fetchmail jobs, since an individual process will be started for each of the retrieved accounts.
Keywords: IMAP3, FETCHD, POP, FETCH, MAIL, FETCHMAIL
Categories:
SuSE Linux IMAP Server
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