Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:53 -0800 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Cesar Amaya <csar@123.com.sv> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /tmp: filesystem full Message-ID: <9F0DCF4C-432E-4FEA-B3C4-1F01D4D5CB56@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20071212221903.GB12113@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <4760208B.5060707@123.com.sv> <192E5FCC5BDD87CAD2C1341E@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <47604075.8060705@123.com.sv> <18272.17315.714141.372324@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <47604DE2.4010307@123.com.sv> <20071212211342.GA11906@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <47605C8C.4010601@123.com.sv> <20071212221903.GB12113@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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On Dec 12, 2007, at 2:19 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: > csar@123.com.sv wrote: >> I even restarted the server but the problem is still there. >> this is what I got every amount of time (not always). >> >> root mail.local 8987 3 /tmp 4 -rw------- =20 >> 616886272 rw >> >> I don=B4t understand why mail.local is gathering a file that big > > Apparently someone out there keeps trying to resend that awful > huge mail file, so whenever you restart, it gets stuck in that > same condition. If you can track down the source of the file, > either nuke it or block it. You should add something like this to your sendmail.mc config: define(`confMAX_MESSAGE_SIZE', `21000000')dnl ...which will set a maximum message size that your SMTP server is =20 willing to accept. The recommended max size in the RFCs was something =20= like 10 MB, but season to taste. --=20 -Chuck
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