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- From: mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley)
- Newsgroups: comp.bbs.waffle
- Subject: Re: \spool\unbatch -> ramdisk ???
- Message-ID: <P5o1XB2w165w@slic.cts.com>
- Date: 27 Jan 93 04:03:36 GMT
- References: <930126.001137.0F3.rusnews.w165w@ricksys.lonestar.org>
- Organization: Muth Valley Bell (619/390-SLIC BBS; V32bis)
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- rick@ricksys.lonestar.org (Richard McCombs KB5SNF) writes:
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- > mikey@slic.cts.com (Mike Shirley) writes:
- >
- > > I've used a RAMDRIVE for /spool on both a 4.77 XT and now my
- > >
- > What is you have a power failure? I can see using a ramdrive for
- > /spool/unbatch but having everything under spool in a ramdrive seems
- > very risky.
-
- So true unless you have a UPS. But even without, I process news
- and mail after each uucp connection if any files were left on the
- Ram Drive. For a few minutes, you are vulnerable without a UPS.
- It's a trade off but it is a workable soulution.
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