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From: Charles Randall <crandall@matchlogic.com>
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From: Greg Black [mailto:gjb@gbch.net]
>And if this imaginary program is going to do that, it's equally
>easy to use a multilevel directory structure and that will make
>the life of all users of the system simpler.  There's no real
>excuse for directories with millions (or even thousands) of
>files.

While I agree completely that there's no excuse for applications that behave
like that, a filesystem that scales well under these harsh conditions will
serve us all better in the long run.

Charles

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