From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 13 00:52:55 2007 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AF0C16A418 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:52:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from mail-out3.apple.com (mail-out3.apple.com [17.254.13.22]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8096013C455 for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:52:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cswiger@mac.com) Received: from relay11.apple.com (relay11.apple.com [17.128.113.48]) by mail-out3.apple.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21BA01AFD179; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay11.apple.com (unknown [127.0.0.1]) by relay11.apple.com (Symantec Mail Security) with ESMTP id 030BA28085; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:55 -0800 (PST) X-AuditID: 11807130-a4e44bb000004fb9-6e-47608266aa39 Received: from cswiger1.apple.com (cswiger1.apple.com [17.214.13.96]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by relay11.apple.com (Apple SCV relay) with ESMTP id DA69728084; Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:54 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <9F0DCF4C-432E-4FEA-B3C4-1F01D4D5CB56@mac.com> From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Cesar Amaya <csar@123.com.sv> In-Reply-To: <20071212221903.GB12113@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:52:53 -0800 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> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /tmp: filesystem full X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:52:55 -0000 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