On Friday, 2007-08-17 at 10:46:32 +0000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 12:20:34PM +0200, Lupe Christoph wrote:
> > I *wish* those updates > > were atomic, but they probably arent'. > why not though ? Because they involve a lot of files. You would have to use two areas that contain alternating generations and switch the (http|ftp|rsync) servers between them. Only that switch can be atomic. Doing this would make the operation of the server a lot more complicated and thus less robust. Lupe Christoph -- | You know we're sitting on four million pounds of fuel, one nuclear | | weapon and a thing that has 270,000 moving parts built by the lowest | | bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it? | | Rockhound in "Armageddon", 1998, about the Space Shuttle | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
