Re: [HC Evolution] Re: libole2 -> gnomevfs backend?

[Kent Nguyen <kent newyen com>]

Let's vote!

I vote for the directory.  A single file is terrible.

Reasons:
1)  Single file can inherently easily be corrupted.  I rather be safe than
sorry.  One single byte can cause havoc.  That's why qmail is now
encouraged to use Maildir rather than mbox format.

2)  Single file copy can take a long time.  I remembered trying to rescue
a 1.3 GB .pst file.  Copying file to my local hard drive; it took a while.

3)  Lock.  When you have a lock on the single file, you'll end up locking
other people to write.  Sharing a single file for multi write will cause
your grief.  For example, I have a sales account.  I want more than 3
people to write to it.



On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Sarel J. Botha wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 30, 2000 at 12:56:46PM -0500, John Karcz wrote:
> > I don't think we should try to pack everything into one file.
>
> A few reasons we should:
> - Programs mostly protect you from copying a piece of a file, but it's very
>   easy to cancel a directory copy and have an unusable evolution.
> - Moving around in one file is quicker than opening, locking and closing
>   a few different files.
> - A file with an extension can be recognized, so if you come across one in
>   Nautilus you could just double-click to see what's inside.
>
>
> I think this is a silly thread. It reminds me of those found on
> gnome-gui-list every now and then. Isn't there someone with a bit of
> authority that can just say: "This is how it's going to be done."?