Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 01:18:47 +0100 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: andrew@pubnix.net, "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" <michaelv@MindBender.serv.net> Cc: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail - low on space Message-ID: <19980201011847.12880@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980128080842.1792C-100000@guardian.fortress.org>; from Andrew Webster on Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 08:14:13AM -0500 References: <199801280614.WAA01700@MindBender.serv.net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.980128080842.1792C-100000@guardian.fortress.org>
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On Wed, Jan 28, 1998 at 08:14:13AM -0500, Andrew Webster wrote: > > I fail to see the difference. Whether /usr OR /var fills up, the machine > will be brought to its knees. Only the OS resides in /usr. A separate /var stabilizes much. I assume accounts go to something like /home ! QUOTA might help you, that users have a limited amount of space for mailboxes. > Until FreeBSD has something like AIX's extenisble file system, the /var > partition, while it's concept noble, is rather useless since it can't be > grown as needed. You can buy a 9 GB disk and mount it as /var/spool/mail. > The bottom line is no matter how well you plan in adanvce, you MAY end up > with /var overflow if you are hosting many mail boxes, UUCP feeds, and so > forth. Yes, so consequently spread these services over many machines or disks. -- Andreas Klemm powered by ,,symmetric multiprocessor FreeBSD''
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