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Date:      Wed, 22 Aug 2001 01:24:36 -0600 (CST)
From:      Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>
To:        Jim Mock <mij@soupnazi.org>
Cc:        Brown - Ozxpress Support <brown@ozxpress.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: need help with mailserver
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0108220124220.34199-100000@ren.sasknow.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010822002327.A19881@helios.soupnazi.org>

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Jim Mock wrote to Brown - Ozxpress Support:

> On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 at 16:55:10 +1000, Brown - Ozxpress Support wrote:
> > Hi, i have just done a fresh install of freebsd 4.3 using the default
> > partition sizes, and /var is so small that it keeps filling up with
> > mail. Is there an easy way to either resize the partition without
> > losing data, or to move the mail to a new location?
> 
> * Kill off your MTA (sendmail, I'm assuming).
> 
> * Copy /var/mail to /usr/local/mail or somesuch.
> 
> * rm -rf /var/mail
> 
> * ln -fs /usr/local/mail /var/mail
> 
> * restart your MTA

Hmm... I think you read my mind, Jim ;-)

> 
> - jim
> 
> 

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