Re: The future of mailboxes?
Kyle Wheeler wrote:
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I've had far too many databases corrupt themselves into oblivion because
the power went out. I've had filesystems get upset because the power
went out, but nothing I couldn't fix with a good fsck; worst case: I
lost a couple files.
If database designers are not stupid and care dearly about reliability,
tell me, why is MyISAM still the default database format for MySQL? It
FWIW, I think most of your points are valid, but... MySQL is a pile of
dung. If you want a database which values data integrity try PostgreSQL.
Basing an argument against database storage on arguing against MySQL
amounts to a straw man IMO.
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Bardur Arantsson
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