> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:13:40 +0200 > From: h.reindl at thelounge.net > To: centos at centos.org > CC: motamedi24 at hotmail.com > Subject: Re: [CentOS] /var/spool/mail ? > > > > Am 25.09.2012 12:02, schrieb Hadi Motamedi: > > > > Dear All > > On my server , the /var/spool/mail/root is getting very big in size . To free up more space, can you please let me know how can I solve my problem ? > > Thank you > > these are system-mails (cronjobs, logwatch, smartd, mdadm.....) > you should read them from the very beginning of the setup! > > /etc/aliases: > root: your-mail-address at yourdomain.tld > > call the command "newaliases" > > call "postqueue -f" if postfix is used to deliver existing mails > for sendmail -> no idea, i am postfix-user since many years > ______________________ > > you can also delete the mails before change the config to > relay them in future and restart the MTA > Thank you very much for your help.