http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/ 2026-07-24T09:43:58+00:00 http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/ http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/lib/tpl/getpopfile-org/images/favicon.ico text/html 2014-02-28T16:51:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:connectionpop?rev=1393606304&do=diff Connection Problems with Mail Client Troubleshooting problems connecting to POPFile's POP3 Proxy can be difficult as there are many reasons why you could fail to connect, ranging from other proxies and virus scanners to firewalls. Although every person's setup will be different, it's generally a good idea to start with the basics and eliminate the obvious issues in a methodical manner. Try stepping thru each of the following to identify the problem on your system: text/html 2010-07-26T11:09:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:connectionui?rev=1280142574&do=diff Connection Problems with POPFile UI Troubleshooting problems connecting to POPFile's UI can be difficult as there are many reasons why you could fail to connect, ranging from proxies and ad blockers to firewalls. Although every person's setup will be different, it's generally a good idea to start with the basics and eliminate the obvious issues in a methodical manner. Try stepping thru each of the following to identify the problem on your system: text/html 2012-08-26T00:16:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:corruptcorpus?rev=1345940162&do=diff Corpus Corruption Of course, there should be no possibility of corruption and we are trying to do what ever we can to prevent it. What Causes Corruption? Corpus corruption may be caused by killing (terminating) the POPFile program abnormally as this may leave the corpus structure on disk in an incomplete state. This can happen when your computer is turned off or restarted without shutting down. text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:corruptcorpus020?rev=1202500160&do=diff Corpus Corruption 0.20.x This applies to POPFile 0.20.x only. It may be be helpful if you are having trouble upgrading from 0.20.x. The problems described no longer affect the current version of POPFile. POPFile's corpus is stored in BerkeleyDB table files, one table.db file for each bucket that comprises the corpus. Under certain conditions, it is possible for a table.db file to become corrupt, e.g., system crashes or forcefully killing POPFile before critical table information was written… text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:defaultbrowser?rev=1202500160&do=diff Why won't POPFile open in my default browser? When you access the POPFile user interface from the trayicon or from the start menu it should open in your default browser. If it doesn't there is a problem with your default browser setting. You should try the text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:deletefromserver?rev=1202500160&do=diff Why doesn't POPFile remove messages from the server? POPFile doesn't delete messages by itself, that is the job of your email client. POPFile is only a proxy that receives commands from your email client and passes them on to the mail server. Verify that your mail client is correctly set up: is it set to delete messages on the server after retrieval? Is it set to download all or just unread mail? You could also check POPFile's logfile and see what happens when your client issues the delete… text/html 2009-03-10T23:45:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:disable8dot3?rev=1236728728&do=diff Can't install in a folder location that contains spaces When installing POPFile (0.22.2 or later) on Windows, you may get an error message “To install on the 'C' drive please select a folder location that does not contain spaces”. Technical information text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:freeze?rev=1202500160&do=diff Troubleshooting: POPFile freezes... 1. Currently the most likely problem is the Windows trayicon as explained in the release notes of POPFile version 0.22. With certain setups if you attempt to view the trayicon's tooltip or hover your cursor over it while checking or downloading mail POPFile may freeze. It has also been known to cause unusual errors and freezes even if you don't interact with the trayicon. The exact cause is still unknown but it appears related to some video drivers. If t… text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:multiuser?rev=1202500160&do=diff Using POPFile on Multi User Windows XP/2000 Problem: When using POPFile on WinXP Home, Pro, or Windows 2000, with an account without administrator privileges, you may have problems running POPFile. If you try to start it manually you may see something like the following: text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:preparelog?rev=1202500160&do=diff Preparing a log to help debugging problems Starting with POPFile 0.22 only critical errors are logged by default. For debugging it is often useful to see full details of what is going on so if you can get the problem to repeat please submit a log with the logger level turned up to 2. text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:smtpauth?rev=1202500160&do=diff After installing and configuring POPFile, I can't send e-mails SMTP authentication (SMTP AUTH) If you are using the SMTP server which requires authentication (SMTP AUTH), you may not be able to send e-mails after installing POPFile and configuring your e-mail client to work with POPFile. This is because changing POP3 user name for POPFile will cause failure in the SMTP authentication. text/html 2008-02-08T19:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://www.getpopfile.com/docs/troubleshooting:sqlite?rev=1202500160&do=diff Here are the newest SQLite tips! SQLite3