> Nilay Puri wrote: >
> > if u use an OS like linux (which will not write things imediately to > disc) this forces it to do so. > That is misleading and not necessarily true. It tells Perl to unbuffer the I/O but not the OS. The OS decides what will and won't get written to disc, based on kernel settings, harddrive settings, etc. Don't confuse the two... http://danconia.org -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
