Cautiously added ENABLE_DISABLE_FSYNC and disable_fsync, hedged about

[exim.git] / src / src / EDITME

diff --git a/src/src/EDITME b/src/src/EDITME
index 5d5af1ff0e39af443a1fae6de8bd3e8ab622b779..77b4f36865ac0c5aba86c71cbc25f64de33efb48 100644 (file)
--- a/src/src/EDITME
+++ b/src/src/EDITME
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Cambridge: exim/src/src/EDITME,v 1.19 2006/12/08 03:16:48 jetmore Exp $
+# $Cambridge: exim/src/src/EDITME,v 1.20 2007/01/22 16:29:54 ph10 Exp $
 
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 #          The Exim mail transport agent         #
@@ -1117,4 +1117,20 @@ TMPDIR="/tmp"
 
 # SUPPORT_MOVE_FROZEN_MESSAGES=yes
 
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Disabling the use of fsync(): DO NOT UNCOMMENT THE FOLLOWING LINE unless you
+# really, really, really know what you are doing. And even then, think again.
+# You should never uncomment this when compiling a binary for distribution.
+# Use it only when compiling Exim for your own use.
+#
+# Uncommenting this line enables the use of a runtime option called
+# disable_fsync, which can be used to stop Exim using fsync() to ensure that
+# files are written to disc before proceeding. When this is disabled, crashes
+# and hardware problems such as power outages can cause data to be lost. This
+# feature should only be used in very exceptional circumstances. YOU HAVE BEEN
+# WARNED.
+
+# ENABLE_DISABLE_FSYNC=yes
+
 # End of EDITME for Exim 4.