RE: [courier-users] courier tmp directory
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From: Sam V. <mr...@st...> - 2000-09-01 16:22:58
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On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Jan Mach wrote: > > > I've made default install of courier. It created some direcotry > > > /var/courier/tmp/ > > > in this directory is sometimes created new one for example 96780/ > > > and I guess there are stored spooled mails. But I have found when those > > > mails are broken then it can stay there forever. > > > > They won't stay there forever. > > > > It was ther efor last three days. Somebody is trying to deliver us huge > email > and it always get corrupted. So it was nearly to fill up all disk free > space. > > So as I understand it will be deleted by courier automaticaly, so don't > worry about things ? Yes. Files in tmp are deleted after 48 hours. Subdirectories are deleted when they are empty. Normally there's an attempt to clean things up, if a message delivery is aborted. Files shouldn't be left in tmp except when there's a major crash. If you're crashing due to large messages, set an upper limit on allowed message size. -- Sam |