Re: [ANNOUNCE] Ext3 vs Reiserfs benchmarks

Richard A Nelson (cowboy@vnet.ibm.com)
Mon, 15 Jul 2002 18:12:59 -0400 (EDT)


On 15 Jul 2002, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:

> I really wish MTA authors would just support Linux's "fsync the
> directory" approach. It is simple, reliable, and fast. Yes, it does
> require Linux-specific support in the application, but that's what
> application authors should expect when there is a gap in the
> standards.

This is exactly what sendmail did in its 8.12.0 release (2001/09/08)

-- 
Rick Nelson
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noted exceptions: being struck by lightning, or worse, your *computer*
being struck by lightning."
(By Matt Welsh)

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