Anyone have a relative strengths/weaknesses of various file systems commonly used with Linux? I have some feel for ext2 and ext3 (I use ext3) and am more knowledgeable about FAT12/16/32 than I really want to be. But how about reiser? I also see others mentioned from time to time. How do extended attributes fit in? Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!