From owner-freebsd-isp Tue Jan 27 22:15:10 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA29848 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:15:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from MindBender.serv.net (mindbender.serv.net [205.153.153.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA29826 for ; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:15:05 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from michaelv@MindBender.serv.net) Received: from localhost.HeadCandy.com (localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1]) by MindBender.serv.net (8.8.8/8.7.3) with SMTP id WAA01700; Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:14:51 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199801280614.WAA01700@MindBender.serv.net> X-Authentication-Warning: MindBender.serv.net: localhost.HeadCandy.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: andrew@pubnix.net cc: lamaster@george.arc.nasa.gov, freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sendmail - low on space In-reply-to: Your message of Tue, 27 Jan 98 16:24:55 -0500. Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:14:51 -0800 From: "Michael L. VanLoon -- HeadCandy.com" Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >I create my systems without a physical /var parition and symlink /var and >/tmp into /usr/var and /usr/tmp respectively, this eliminates all >problems, and you don't end up "wasting" lots of disk space for temporary >files. It doesn't eliminate "all" problems. Specifically, it doesn't eliminate the problem separate /var is meant to solve, and that is having someone fill up /usr and bring your entire machine to its knees just by sending you lots of big email messages. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael L. VanLoon mvanloon@exmsft.com michaelv@MindBender.serv.net Contract software development for Windows NT, Windows 95 and Unix. Windows NT and Unix server development in C++ and C. --< Free your mind and your machine -- NetBSD free un*x >-- NetBSD working ports: 386+PC, Mac 68k, Amiga, Atari 68k, HP300, Sun3, Sun4/4c/4m, DEC MIPS, DEC Alpha, PC532, VAX, MVME68k, arm32... NetBSD ports in progress: PICA, others... -----------------------------------------------------------------------------