[Bug 155881] New: suggest mbox mail folder type as default on reiserfs (major)

[Maciej Pilichowski]

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           Summary: suggest mbox mail folder type as default on reiserfs
                    (major)
           Product: kmail
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: SuSE RPMs
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdepim-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: bluedzins wp pl


Version:            (using KDE 3.5.8)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

First of all, it is a major issue, but not the problem of KMail but Reiserfs. Anyway, it affects users and affects badly. Here is the original report:

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=353885

Anyway, the problem is with any program that creates a lot of small files -- I use only two ccache and KMail with maildir type of mail folder. In theory it should not happen, but in practice it does and more time passes (more mail I have) I have more and more problems with saving anything on disk.

This could also be true for ext2 and other similar (to ext2) filesystem.