Planning partitions for an install

[richard mullens]

Thank you both for making helpful suggestions and for pointing me 
towards Linux Standard Base
and the File Heirarchy standard.

Richard

richard mullens wrote:

> I propose installing FC3T2 to a system with two drives.
> On the second drive I would like to keep /home and my e-mail, and 
> perhaps /usr/local
>
> What partition(s) should I choose for my e-mail so that when I 
> reinstall, from scratch (not update)
> my mail remains intact ?  (Or must I back it all up anyway).
>
> Would /var be an appropriate candidate for the second drive (so 
> /var/www is retained also) ?
>
> Thanks
> Richard
>
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