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Date:      Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:41:26 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Scott Brown <skb@asgard.slcc.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Out of memory running tin
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809221341050.29981-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3607CA3F.773D@asgard.slcc.edu>

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On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, Scott Brown wrote:

> I just installed tin (pre-1.4 release 980818) on my 2.2.2 machine.  It
> keeps running out of memory when I try to get a list of articles for a
> group.  The error message reads:
> 
> tin: memory exhausted trying to allocate 7057652 bytes in file
> ././memory.c line 91
> 
> The machine has 32Mb of physical RAM and a 43Mb swap partition.  Right
> after tin bombs out, top(1) reports 12Mb of free RAM and 42Mb free
> swap.  This ought to be plenty for a one-user machine.

You're running into process limits.  Try running 'unlimit' first, then
hack /etc/login.conf.

Doug White                               
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