"Frans Haarman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>I see constant disk activity when using daemontools to
>monitor qmail.
>Is this bad for my hd ?

Yeah, the same way running your car's engine is bad for it. If you
want your disk drive to last forever, you'll need to power it off. :-)

>Someone told me changes
>of my disks dying with constat disk activity are
>much higher!

Well, yeah, that's true too. The more you drive your car, the faster
the engine wears out.

Luckily, disks are way cheaper than cars. :-)

-Dave

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