On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 12:01:41AM -0400, Chuck Yerkes wrote:
> Quoting Robert Brewer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > --On Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:20 PM -0400 Steve Perrault
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >Even in server mode, this would still be implemented by comparing the date
> > >on the cache files. This would be a great feature. I don't know how
> > >receptive our users would be, however.
> >
> > My co-worker had these thoughts on the issue:
> >
> > Keep in mind that the date on the temporary file is not changed when
> > in server mode. We discovered this because our support department
> > depends on the date on the file to determine when someone last checked
> > their email.
>
> Odd, one might suggest using logs files for this information.
POP logs get pretty big over the course of a single day. Scanning a
week's or month's worth of logs every time tech support wants to find
when somebody last logged in does *not* pay, especially when they need
to be gunzipped. Stat-ing or ls-ing the file is effectively O(1) time,
big win.
-- Clifton
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