On Mon, 15 May 2000, Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>Bill Wendling wrote:
>>
>> Also sprach Pavel Machek:
>>
>> }
>> I wouldn't count on that. If my failed patches were any indication, it's
>> heavily used by apps like Netscape...
>
>Why the hell is Netscape doing this? Netscape is a browser/mail
>program, not a multi-user database, or are you refering to the server
>side of NetScape? This doesn't sound right! Why would Netscape need to
>write-through files all the time -- for browser failover?
I believe it is for the certificate database - you wouldn't want it damaged
by software aborts - also the indexed history table. Yes, there is a
lock on the directory, but it looks like there is a foundation for a
shared history.
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