POPFile will check at regular intervals of one hour whether entries have to be purged from the history. If this doesn't happen with your installation, the most likely reason is that POPFile isn't running continously. If you run POPFile, get your email, disconnect, and then close POPFile immediately, your history will keep on growing.
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