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From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Subject: Re: suggested size of /var/mail
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>
> Are there any smart ways to decide how to size /var/mail.
> I plan to put it on a seperate partition ... or shouldn't I?
>
while considered bad/dangerous/whatever i ALWAYS make only 2 partitions:

swap and root

and NEVER have problems how to size a partitions.