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Subject: newbie:/usr/ports/distfiles
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I'm up to about 700Mb of files in /usr/ports/distfiles. Other than insurance 
in case of a re-install, is there a good reason to keep them around? 

My BSD system is tight for space and will likely remain that way for a while.

Thanks,

Jeff Elkins