Re: What happens if the server time travels?

2016-04-26 Thread Benson Wong
Thanks! I opted to keep the server slower but safer. On Sunday, 24 April 2016, Richard Newman wrote: > So what would happen to clients if the server suddenly has an older >> version of the data? In sync terms this would mean the last modified >> timestamp is older than what a client would hav

Re: What happens if the server time travels?

2016-04-24 Thread Richard Newman
> > So what would happen to clients if the server suddenly has an older > version of the data? In sync terms this would mean the last modified > timestamp is older than what a client would have gotten in a previous > response. Basically time travel. > Clients assume that server versions (née times

What happens if the server time travels?

2016-04-23 Thread Benson Wong
Hi, I'm working on a golang version of the sync storage server. Trying to make a decision on the correct balance of data durability and performance. So what would happen to clients if the server suddenly has an older version of the data? In sync terms this would mean the last modified timestamp i