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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Path: sserve!euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!uknet!newsfeed.ed.ac.uk!edcogsci!richard From: richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) Subject: Re: NetBSD Filesystems Message-ID: <DD3o9o.LB6@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> Organization: HCRC, University of Edinburgh References: <MICHAELV.95Jul30182230@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> <DCp27C.FyE@cogsci.ed.ac.uk> <MICHAELV.95Aug4145208@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1995 14:58:24 GMT Lines: 16 In article <MICHAELV.95Aug4145208@MindBender.HeadCandy.com> michaelv@MindBender.HeadCandy.com (Michael L. VanLoon) writes: > >most unix-seasoned people consider [mounting a filesystem with > >asynchronous metadata writes] just asking for trouble. > Except in certain circumstances, such as restoring from tape onto an > empty filesystem. [...] >But, you even admit this is a very special case. Yes, of course. I just don't want people to get the idea that it's useless, and shouldn't be provided. -- Richard -- "... we were extremely sceptical, like most people, about 'conspiracy theories of history' ..." - The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail