On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:10:56 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: > > "Some directory operations (including unlink(2)) are not synchronous > > on ReiserFS, which can result in data corruption with applications > > relying heavily on file-based locks (such as mail transfer agents > > qmail[9] and Postfix[10]) if the machine halts before it has > > synchronized the disk." > > > > So I can lose stuff if the computer crashes. I don't see that as a > > specific problem with MTAs. although they do tend to have a lot of > > file throughput. On the other hand, I think the fact that maildir > > uses so many files is one of the reasons I went with ResierFS in the > > first place, running out of inodes on a mail server would not be my > > idea of fun. > > I solve that problem for me in the obvious way: > > I pay less attention to choice of filesystem and more attention on > rigging systems that don't crash!
Maybe that's why I never hit this bug, I don't recall my mail server ever crashing. If this mail does not arrive intact, I spoke too so^%£$£" -- Neil Bothwick OPERATOR ERROR: Nyah, Nyah, Nyah, Nyah, Nyah!
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