OK, this (combined with the other message) explains why we want to
keep away from the buffer cache. Thanks.
> You know, the mark of intelligence is realizing when you're making
> the same mistake over and over and over again, and not hitting your
> head in the wall five hundred times before you understand that it's
> not a clever thing to do.
But you didn't have to add this. Please note that I asked why not use
the buffer cache. I didn't proclaim that it was the ideal solution. I
did say what benefits it had, but I didn't assert that the benefits
outweighed the disadvantages.
> Please show some intelligence.
Well, frankly, I think I have. Things are obvious when you know them
already. Even if I'm ignorant, I'm not stupid!
Regards,
Richard....
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