[aclug-L] Re: filesystems (was Re: MTAs & maildir vs mbox)

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Large mbox mailboxes are huge, unwieldy files. Large maildir mailboxes
> are huge, unwieldy directories--most filesystems don't handle them
> efficiently after they grow to a few thousand files.

Okay... along those lines... which filesystem(s) ARE good at handling large
numbers of files in a single directory?

What other considerations should be taken into account when choosing a
filesystem--specifically one for a (ponentially large and heavily used) mail
spool?

-- Jonathan


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