Re: [Courier-imap] Recommended filesystem to use?
Keith Matthews wrote: > I think you'll find that the problems with ReiserFS were all with the early > implementations. Use a recent kernel and you'll be OK. The above statement is dangerously untrue. Reiser is still, and probably will alway be, too unstable for long-term storage. Even with recent kernels, I've experienced and know others who have experienced complete & unrecoverable FS meltdowns using it. If you care about your data, don't use ReiserFS. Under certain loads it can offer big performance gains, but also under certain types of loads it can offer performance decreases. It's only really a good bargain to make if you don't need to be concerned about keeping your data around for a long time (scratch partitions, queue systems, etc.) - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ ___ Courier-imap mailing list Courier-imap@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
Re: [Courier-imap] Recommended filesystem to use?
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:58:31 +0100 Phill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone got a recommendation for the best file-system to use for > Courier? I've heard qmail and postfix can sometimes have problems with > ReiserFS, but ReiserFS is great for handline small files (such as > email). I've heard good things about both JFS and XFS, but haven't had > any experience with them personally. > I think you'll find that the problems with ReiserFS were all with the early implementations. Use a recent kernel and you'll be OK. Having said that I'd use ext3 or XFS. I've nothing against JFS but it doesn't seem to have been thrashed the way the others have. -- Due to excessive spam as a result of archiving of this list I only accept mail through the list server. - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Courier-imap mailing list Courier-imap@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
Re: [Courier-imap] Recommended filesystem to use?
Francis Galiegue wrote: > Is that under Linux? I suppose so... > > If yes, go with ext3. As always, it's not the best of breed theoretically, > but > it's the most well supported under Linux. I haven't had a single ext3 fs > crash on me for the many years I've been using it. Other people may have had > crashes of course, but then you do backups, don't you? ;) > I'll second that opinion... a few percent's performance gain isn't going to do you a lot of good when you're trying to explain to end users why they lost all their emails because of FS corruption. ext3 has never failed me, and with newer 2.6 kernels, performance has improved for ext3. Go with what's well known and well tested. Jay Lee - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Courier-imap mailing list Courier-imap@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
Re: [Courier-imap] Recommended filesystem to use?
Le mardi 02 octobre 2007, Phill a écrit : > Has anyone got a recommendation for the best file-system to use for > Courier? I've heard qmail and postfix can sometimes have problems with > ReiserFS, but ReiserFS is great for handline small files (such as > email). I've heard good things about both JFS and XFS, but haven't had > any experience with them personally. > > Any tips would be great. > > - Is that under Linux? I suppose so... If yes, go with ext3. As always, it's not the best of breed theoretically, but it's the most well supported under Linux. I haven't had a single ext3 fs crash on me for the many years I've been using it. Other people may have had crashes of course, but then you do backups, don't you? ;) -- Francis Galiegue, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ATTENTION - CHANGEMENT D'ADRESSE !] 40 av Raymond Poincaré, 75016 PARIS +33178945570, +33683877875 - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse012070mrt/direct/01/ ___ Courier-imap mailing list Courier-imap@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
