diff --git a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/callback.rs b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/callback.rs
index 0bbda7c..b5b80d9 100644
--- a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/callback.rs
+++ b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/callback.rs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub async fn callback_query_handler(bot: Bot, query: CallbackQuery) -> Result<()
                         task,
                     }) => {
                         log::info!("forward queued for retry in {delay_seconds:.1}s");
-                        enqueue_retry(&TASK_QUEUE, task, delay_seconds).await;
+                        enqueue_retry(&TASK_QUEUE, *task, delay_seconds).await;
                         bot.answer_callback_query(callback_query_id)
                             .text("Forward queued for retry.")
                             .await?;
diff --git a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/urls.rs b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/urls.rs
index 5a06062..b66603d 100644
--- a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/urls.rs
+++ b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/handlers/urls.rs
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ async fn dispatch_send(
                 "send for [key={}] failed, queued for retry in {delay_seconds:.1}s",
                 log_key(url)
             );
-            enqueue_retry(ctx.task_queue, task, delay_seconds).await;
+            enqueue_retry(ctx.task_queue, *task, delay_seconds).await;
             let _ = reply(
                 ctx.sender,
                 chat_id,
diff --git a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/photo.rs b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/photo.rs
index e9844c8..b73d72d 100644
--- a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/photo.rs
+++ b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/photo.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn output_channels(color: png::ColorType) -> usize {
 /// white; 16-bit per channel was already stripped to 8-bit at decode.
 fn flatten_rgba_to_rgb(rgba: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
     let mut rgb = Vec::with_capacity(rgba.len() / 4 * 3);
-    for px in rgba.chunks_exact(4) {
+    for px in rgba.as_chunks::<4>().0 {
         let a = px[3] as u32;
         for v in &px[..3] {
             // Over white: C = C*a/255 + 255*(1 - a/255).
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ fn encode_jpeg(pix: &PixBuf, w: u32, h: u32) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
         PixBuf::GrayAlpha(v) => {
             // JPEG has no alpha: composite onto white, output as gray.
             let gray: Vec<u8> = v
-                .chunks_exact(2)
+                .as_chunks::<2>()
+                .0
+                .iter()
                 .map(|px| {
                     let (g, a) = (px[0] as u32, px[1] as u32);
                     ((g * a + 255 * (255 - a)) / 255).min(255) as u8
diff --git a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/send.rs b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/send.rs
index 7720bfd..f0d7620 100644
--- a/crates/xmedia-bot/src/send.rs
+++ b/crates/xmedia-bot/src/send.rs
@@ -386,22 +386,26 @@ pub fn classify_request_error(e: &RequestError) -> Classification {
     }
 }
 
+/// Task boxed to keep the error size within `result_large_err` limits.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum SendError {
-    Retryable { delay_seconds: f64, task: Task },
-    Permanent { message: String, task: Task },
+    Retryable { delay_seconds: f64, task: Box<Task> },
+    Permanent { message: String, task: Box<Task> },
 }
 
 fn classify_to_send_error(e: &RequestError, task: Task) -> SendError {
     match classify_request_error(e) {
         Classification::Retryable { delay_seconds } => SendError::Retryable {
             delay_seconds,
-            task,
+            task: Box::new(task),
+        },
+        Classification::Permanent { message } => SendError::Permanent {
+            message,
+            task: Box::new(task),
         },
-        Classification::Permanent { message } => SendError::Permanent { message, task },
         Classification::MediaFetchFailure => SendError::Permanent {
             message: "media fetch failed".into(),
-            task,
+            task: Box::new(task),
         },
     }
 }
@@ -415,9 +419,12 @@ impl SendError {
         match f {
             FallbackError::Retryable { delay_seconds } => SendError::Retryable {
                 delay_seconds,
-                task,
+                task: Box::new(task),
+            },
+            FallbackError::Permanent { message } => SendError::Permanent {
+                message,
+                task: Box::new(task),
             },
-            FallbackError::Permanent { message } => SendError::Permanent { message, task },
             FallbackError::MediaTooLarge => unreachable!("handled inside the upload fallback"),
         }
     }
@@ -847,7 +854,7 @@ async fn send_batch_via_upload(
             Err(e) => {
                 return Err(SendError::Permanent {
                     message: format!("upload worker panicked: {e}"),
-                    task,
+                    task: Box::new(task),
                 });
             }
         };
@@ -875,12 +882,15 @@ async fn send_batch_via_upload(
         Err(e) => Err(match classify_request_error(&e) {
             Classification::Retryable { delay_seconds } => SendError::Retryable {
                 delay_seconds,
-                task: task.clone(),
+                task: Box::new(task.clone()),
+            },
+            Classification::Permanent { message } => SendError::Permanent {
+                message,
+                task: Box::new(task),
             },
-            Classification::Permanent { message } => SendError::Permanent { message, task },
             Classification::MediaFetchFailure => SendError::Permanent {
                 message: "upload failed".into(),
-                task,
+                task: Box::new(task),
             },
         }),
     }
@@ -957,7 +967,7 @@ pub async fn send_media_sequence(
             Err(message) => {
                 return Err(SendError::Permanent {
                     message,
-                    task: updated_sequence_task(task, idx, sent),
+                    task: Box::new(updated_sequence_task(task, idx, sent)),
                 });
             }
         };
@@ -1060,7 +1070,7 @@ pub async fn send_animation(sender: &dyn MediaSender, task: &Task) -> Result<Vec
         Err(message) => {
             return Err(SendError::Permanent {
                 message,
-                task: task.clone(),
+                task: Box::new(task.clone()),
             });
         }
     };