[Imap-uw] Problem with "Oversize mix status record"

[René Berber]

Mark Crispin wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Mar 2007, René Berber wrote:
>> Mar 21 22:59:55 sunfire tmail[2317]: [mail.error] Oversize mix status
>> record
> 
> That message is misleading; it is issued for any record in the index,
> status, or sortcache files.  The error message is returned by an fgets()
> that returns a buffer that does not end with newline.
> 
> The most likely explanation is that either the index or status files got
> whacked by your power failure.  Check the index file; I suspect that
> you'll find the problem there.  Unfortunately, you'll have to fix it by
> hand.

The only file that doesn't have a CR return is the .mixstatus, the index and
sortcache files look fine.  I don't know if they are missing complete records.

> An index file rebuild tool is at the top of my to-do list.

Thanks for your reply.
-- 
René Berber