to hash or not to hash?

[Rob Siemborski]

On Tue, 25 May 2004, Andrew J Caird wrote:

> Is there any reason not to use:
> 	hashimapspool: true
> Are there guidelines on when it is an advantage or a disadvantage to use
> it?

I can't think of a time when you *shouldn't* use it, really.  It may not
offer much of a benefit on some filesystems, but it probably isn't really
ever a loss.

-Rob

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