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Subject: Re: /usr/portsnap vs. /var/db/portsnap
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Ryan Sommers wrote:
> I would agree, even without portsnap. With things like MySQL using 
> /var/db (if I remember) as the default it might be a way to avoid a few 
> more mails to questions@ without impacting the normal user.

And let's not forget the default qmail queue location "/var/qmail/queue"
:)

> Hard drives are pennies to the GB and always getting cheaper; I've been 
> making 1-5gb /var's for awhile even on non-database servers just to have 
> a little more wiggle room for logs.
> 
> As a side note, I've always wished we had a selectable list of "auto" 
> configure options, database server, web-server, minimalist, etc.
>