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From: Richard A Nelson <cowboy@vnet.ibm.com>
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On 15 Jul 2002, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:

> I really wish MTA authors would just support Linux's "fsync the
> directory" approach.  It is simple, reliable, and fast.  Yes, it does
> require Linux-specific support in the application, but that's what
> application authors should expect when there is a gap in the
> standards.

This is exactly what sendmail did in its 8.12.0 release (2001/09/08)

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