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So, the ideal solution would be for the upstream mail server to sort the problem out, as the problem is coming from there (they should either reject the message, or recode the message to base64 or quoted-printable encoding). | So, the ideal solution would be for the upstream mail server to sort the problem out, as the problem is coming from there (they should either reject the message, or recode the message to base64 or quoted-printable encoding). | ||
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+ | =====Changing how VPOP3 handles the invalid characters===== | ||
If that is not possible, then you can make VPOP3 handle the problem differently. VPOP3 can either remove the nul character totally, or replace it with a specified character (eg a space or question mark) | If that is not possible, then you can make VPOP3 handle the problem differently. VPOP3 can either remove the nul character totally, or replace it with a specified character (eg a space or question mark) | ||
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+ | ====Version 6.17 or later==== | ||
+ | In the VPOP3 settings go to Settings -> Misc Settings -> Advanced and set the **NULL characters in POP3 downloads** option as you wish. | ||
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+ | ====Version 6.16 or earlier==== | ||
To do this for POP3 collection (the usual time it is needed) go to a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory and run: | To do this for POP3 collection (the usual time it is needed) go to a command prompt in the VPOP3 directory and run: | ||
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Set the < | Set the < | ||
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+ | **Note:** you should use VPOP3 v6.16 or later if possible. Earlier versions had a bug which meant this setting did work in every situation. | ||
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- | Keywords: null character | + | Keywords: null character |