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From: Gerard Seibert <gerard-seibert@rcn.com>
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I have a large number of files in the '/usr/ports/packages/All' directory. 
Since I could use the disk space that they are taking up, I wonder if it 
is permissible to just delete them. I  clean out the 
'/usr/ports/distfiles' directory on a regular schedule without incident.

Thanks in advance!


Gerard Seibert
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