Sam writes:
> > So yeah, Linux does seem to be able to lose mail. On the other hand,
> > there were only four pieces of email lost in about fifty reboots.
> > Most people have the good sense to run Linux on reliable hardware and
> > then it never crashes.
>
> This should not happen on orderly shutdowns.
Right, these were ... "unscheduled" shutdowns. My desktop is slightly
unreliable because its fan is insufficient for cooling the processor.
It's gotten a lot better since I put some silicon heat sink grease on
it. However, the machine still crashes from time to time. And
apparently a few times it lost mail.
One of these days I'm going to spend some of my ill-gotten gains on a
new machine. Then again, maybe I'll keep this one for a while, if
only to temper my hubris.
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