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Subject: Use /var for storing webpages.. Why???
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In Greg Lehey's book "The Complete FreeBSD" 4th edition, he says, "Do =
not have a separate /var file system unless you have a good idea how big =
it should be.  A good example might be a web server, where (contrary to =
FreeBSD's recommendations) it's a good idea to put the webpages on the =
/var file system." p.70

Why is it a good idea to put webpages in the /var file system and not =
the /usr file system?