From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 28 16:45:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F6DE16A419 for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:45:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C986E13C44B for ; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:45:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m0SGgE3C056027; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m0SGgEOQ056026; Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:14 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:42:14 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: FreeBSD Daemon Message-ID: <20080128164214.GA55955@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <479D6E97.6060100@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <479D6E97.6060100@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggested size of /var/mail X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:45:09 -0000 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"