Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:14 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: FreeBSD Daemon <free.bsd@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggested size of /var/mail Message-ID: <20080128164214.GA55955@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <479D6E97.6060100@gmx.net> References: <479D6E97.6060100@gmx.net>
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On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 01:56:39PM +0800, FreeBSD Daemon wrote: > Dear list, > > I am currently setting up a server which should include email service. > > 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? It depends totally on how many users you will have and how much mail they are receiving and keeping in their inboxes. I have never created a separate file system for /var/mail on any server. But, I have moved it in to my large file system where home directories are made - which has usually been '/home' and make a symlink to it so it can grow fairly freely and can also easily have user quotas put on it - actually on total usage per user and still just have quotas turned on in one filesystem. ////jerry > > TIA for any related tips! > > Zheyu > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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