Product of Uniform Distribution

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Let $X_n$ be sequence of i.i.d. uniform distributions on $(0,a)$, and define $Y_n = \prod^n_k X_k$.
Problem
For what values of $a$, $\lim Y_n\to 0$ a.s.

Attempt
Note that, \begin{equation} Y_n = \exp\left(n\times\frac{1}{n}\sum_k^n \log(X_k)\right) \end{equation} and by SLLN, if $E\log(X_1)<0$ it follows that $Y_n\to 0$ a.s., which is true if $a<e$.

Question How can I discuss $a=e$?

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If $a=e$, then $S_n = \sum_{k=1}^n \log X_k$ defines a random walk on the real line with centered integrable steps,
hence $(S_n)$ is recurrent, which implies that $(Y_n)$ is almost surely unbounded.
In particular, $P(Y_n \to 0) = 0$.