On 8/18/13, Kumar Appaiah <a.ku...@alumni.iitm.ac.in> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 09:59:57AM -0400, Kumar Appaiah wrote: ...storing email in single file... >> One approach I thought of is a loopback file. That makes things >> simpler, since I don't really have to repartition, and backing up is >> rather easy. So, here are my questions: >> >> 1. What is the best filesystem for Maildirs with several tens of >> thousands of messages?
C'mon! Too easy: git :) >> 2. Is there a massive performance hit if I use a file mounted as a >> loopback filesystem, rather than a physical one? Getting easier: no >> 3. What filesystem would allow quick file access? I'd like to be able Already said, git. But if you want another answer: ZFS >> answer, I'd appreciate a pointer to a resource that I could read. www.google.com :) Try also, zfsonlinux or something... > 4. Would it be easy to enlarge/grow a file that contains a filesystem? Yes. Easy with ZFS. Easy with LVM "ahah!", easy with dd :) dd of=$NAME bs=$SIZE count=0 seek=$SEEK (note count=0 for sparse file creation (and probably expansion too - perhaps someone can verify) use seek= instead, also use appropriate "fast format" or "do not zero blocks" options in filesystem, and voila!, automatic expandable filesystem have you!) In GahNU, answer find you :) But you ought to do your bit and find duckduckgo while you're at it. Good luck Zenaan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caosgnst2ojhqj32bzffuw1rgavcu0gp0u5zxfo-vncdpmru...@mail.gmail.com
