Replication adn tempdb log file

I am relatively new to SQL Replication and am trying to configure replication
for some SQL databases for a disaster recovery project. I have several
databases ranging from 100MB to 5.5GB that I want to replicate to another
server offsite. I am starting with a small database. I go through the
Replication Wizard and it adds the articles. Then it sits on the create
publication screen forever and finally I get an error that says the tempdb
log file is full. I notice that the log file is over 10GB in size. Why is
that for a 100MB database? I have 17GB available on the server. How can I
create a publication for a database without filling up the tempdb log file?
If it uses over 10GB for a 100MB database what is going to happen when I
replicate a 5.5GB database?
Bill - such useage of tempdb is very odd - is it possible there is another
process occurring concurrently which fills the tempdb? Can you remove the
inactive entries to see if this helps:
backup log tempdb with no_log
Cheers,
Paul Ibison SQL Server MVP, www.replicationanswers.com
(recommended sql server 2000 replication book:
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602p.html)