----- Original Message ----- From: "J C Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mark Moshe Kaye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] size of log files
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:04:32 -0700 (PDT) > Mark Moshe Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What is the best way to deal with log files that have become large, > > the bounce file in particular is huge. > > logrotate package. yes, and rotate them at least once a month. I have summaries sent to me every week of some of them. > > > If I rename it will mailman notice it is missing and recreate > > automatically or do I need to create an empty file. > > It will recreate. Unless the programing has changed since 2.0.6 - Mailman *will not* recreate them. Logrotate will recreate them for you though, if you use that for rotating and deleting old logs. > > > Some advise would be appreciated on best practices for keeping these > > file sizes under control. > I rotate monthly, keep two past copies, and I run stats on the newly rotated files on the first of the month to send out reports to the admins. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py
