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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