[Info-vax] Anyone interested in another public access system

[Bob Koehler]

In article <176uZD2KcidF-pn2-dw0bdCBZV4ZE at rikki.tavi.co.uk>, "Bob Eager" <rde42 at spamcop.net> writes:
> 
> I agree with all of the above. But it does certainly affect performance.
> I am willing to accept the lower performance in exchange for 
> reliability.

   You have a choice.  On VMS in most HLL you can set the value of
   buffering when you open the file.  Use more if you want speed and
   less if you want reliability.  On UNIX you can force buffer flushes
   by calling sync()/fsync().  Use fewer if you want speed and more if
   you want reliability.