> program, not a multi-user database, or are you refering to the server
> side of NetScape? This doesn't sound right! Why would Netscape need to
> write-through files all the time -- for browser failover?
Mail clients use fsync so your mailbox doesnt evaporate at awkward moments.
Fsync is quite a common operation, more so than O_SYNC I/O. O_SYNC I/O in
some cases is however performance critical
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