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Define "tips"

What kind of files?

Had a friend who used to run an anonymous ftp upload site, which a script cleared-out every X-many seconds (I think it was 120 – might've been 300). Basic process was:

• go to website
• select file to upload
• click upload

On the backend:

• when a file is uploaded, create a unique directory name
• chksum the file, appending the chcksum to the filename (after the extension)
• all files uploade within X-seconds of each other get plopped into a single directory
• mv directory to /tmp
• send email indicating file(s) have been uploaded, and where they are

Also on the backend:

• delete everything in /tmp older than 7 days
• if /tmp is >80% full, delete oldest items until <80% full