Coda File System

Re: Files Bigger Than Cache Size

From: <coda_at_bobich.net>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:40:47 +0000 (GMT)
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008, u+codalist-p4pg_at_chalmers.se wrote:

>> Right, OK. The problem is that I'm hoping to use Coda for home directories
>> which contain anything from thousands of small files (Maildirs) to dozens
>
> A word of caution, maildirs can by easily filled by a mail storm
> or a busy mailing list, and break (Coda dirs are limited to 256K, see Wiki)

I just looked at that and initially thought that 256K files wouldn't be a 
problem. Then I re-read it and the Wiki page on limitations, and the 
implication is that this means between 2048 and 4096 files. This seems 
rather low. Is there a work-around?

Gordan
Received on 2008-01-31 06:48:35