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From: tim@futuresouth.com (Tim Tsai)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: help improve news server performance
Date: 4 Jul 1997 01:06:50 GMT
Organization: FutureSouth Communications, Inc.
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In <5pefh7$4h9$1@flea.best.net> dillon@flea.best.net (Matt Dillon) writes:
>    Usually, INN's biggest problem under FreeBSD boxes is writing
>    out article files.  You have to make sure that certain spool
>    directories (misc/jobs/offered, other jobs groups, control/cancel)
>    do not get too large.

  Hmmmm, does that mean one needs to expire these groups sooner?

  I don't see any other way around it.

  Thanks,

  Tim