Scott Silva schrieb: >> What i want to know is: Anyone use or recommend EXT3 for Maildir? >> >> My configuration: 3Ware 9650SE-8LPML, 8 drives SATA2 ST3500630AS >> 500GB on RAID 10. >> > Ext3 is pretty good if directory indexes are on.; > See http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ext3_Filesystem_Tips > If the ext3 fs was made with anaconda it has this feature anyway (CMIIW since centos 4.4 and 5.0). You can check with: # tune2fs -l /dev/mapper/VG00-LVvar|grep features Filesystem features: has_journal ext_attr resize_inode dir_index filetype needs_recovery sparse_super large_file Rainer