
Maintaining the Mail Service
Now that you have your mail server configured with settings helpful to the users, you’ll want
to make some further adjustments that are helpful to you, the system administrator. These
settings include options that will keep your server healthy, aid in diagnosing problems, dis-
tribute mail to multiple users, as well as options that may help you adhere to regulatory
requirements.
Saving Disk Space
The most important settings to be aware of are those that affect disk consumption. Every
message that arrives at your server will take up disk space. If your server runs out of free
disk space, you won’t be able to receive any mor ...