Re: [TCLUG:23243] ftp.mn-linux.org troubles

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@veldy.net>]

This is a vendor specific option.  Try to get PostgreSQL to do this for
instance.  Another instance is a fileserver.  There is nothing stopping a
user from trying to copy a DVD file over to the server.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@veldy.net

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Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:23243] ftp.mn-linux.org troubles


> On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 10:33:42AM -0600, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:
> > LVM is also beta quality - or so the kernel says :)
> >
> > Also, you don't always have specific control of a vendor's software -
which
> > in many cases may try to create files greater than 2GB.  A database
server
> > comes to mind.
> >
> But if you're going to be using a database that may contain large files,
> shouldn't you be using raw disks to store your data?  Then you can just
let
> the database worry about the file size and you have no filesystem
> limitations.  IANADBA, but I know that this is how Oracle works.
>
> Gabe
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