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Subject: Re: Keeping maillogs
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On Friday 10 October 2003 01:27 pm, Toll, Eric wrote:
> Hello World.
>
> I love FreeBSD.  One such thing I am not sure on how to do is to keep
> the /var/log/maillog files for more than 7 days.
> I'd like to keep 60 days.  Also I have enough space so I don't need
> the system to gunzip them.
>
> Could I have a few pointers on this please?
>

My setting for maillog in /etc/newsyslog.conf is

/var/log/maillog                        640  7     400  *     Z

The last log was modified on 5 Jun 2003.

Kent
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