diff -r 2eb147600041 -r 4461d5c1e61c libpurple/protocols/novell/novell.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/novell/novell.c	Fri Aug 23 11:32:53 2013 +0200
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/novell/novell.c	Mon Aug 26 17:21:22 2013 +0200
@@ -3465,6 +3465,13 @@
 	_check_for_disconnect(user, rc);
 }
 
+static gsize
+novell_get_max_message_size(PurpleConnection *gc)
+{
+	/* got from pidgin-otr */
+	return 1792;
+}
+
 static PurplePluginProtocolInfo prpl_info = {
 	sizeof(PurplePluginProtocolInfo),       /* struct_size */
 	0,
@@ -3536,7 +3543,8 @@
 	NULL,						/* get_media_caps */
 	NULL,						/* get_moods */
 	NULL,						/* set_public_alias */
-	NULL						/* get_public_alias */
+	NULL,						/* get_public_alias */
+	novell_get_max_message_size			/* get_max_message_size */
 };
 
 static PurplePluginInfo info = {