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The historical logging setting tells VPOP3 to record details about messages sent/received. This uses resources, but allows message reports to be generated over time.
The Enable Historical Logging checkbox enables logging of the data
The Store Historical Logging Data for option tells VPOP3 how long to keep the data for before it is removed from the database. (Once it has been removed from the database it cannot be recovered, unless you have a database backup)