Re: Using an SSD with strictatime mount option

[Joel Roth <joelz@pobox.com>]

Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> Disclaimer : I do not use mutt nor any SSD yet.
> 
> Joel Roth a écrit :
> > 
> > I have debian installed on a single SSD partition, 
> > with ordinary desktop use.
> > 
> > When I set the strictatime option, mutt accurately shows new
> > mails arriving. (I'm using mbox format.)
> 
> Doesn't mutt work with relatime, which is the current kernel default ?
> The mount(8) man page states that it should.

With mbox and relatime, I get only one notification of new mail 
in a folder. If I quit mutt without reading and start
again, the indication now longer shows up.

I have filtering in to lots of folders, and have missed
seeing mail that way.

> > Is this setting going to wear out my SSD?
> 
> Yes, faster that relatime because of the extra writes.

 

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Joel Roth