[Users] [Bug 2711] New: unclear metadata configuration option

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           Summary: unclear metadata configuration option
           Product: Claws Mail
           Version: 3.8.1
          Platform: PC
        OS/Version: FreeBSD
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: UI
        AssignedTo: users at lists.claws-mail.org
        ReportedBy: hm at hm.net.br


the following is the actual default text appearing in the configuration
options:

#: src/prefs_other.c:515
msgid ""
"Safer mode asks the OS to write metadata to disk directly;\n"
"it avoids data loss after crashes but can take some time."

#: src/prefs_other.c:519
msgid "Safer"

#: src/prefs_other.c:521
msgid "Faster"

when you know what metadata is you may figure out what is being meant, but even
so rest some doubt because it sounds ambigous

my point is, writing directly is supposed to be faster, naturally, but the
option is called SAFER, it is a little bit confusing isn't it?

then it says it can take some time, so here comes my technical doubt. When
using OS's write-to-disk mechanism then safer is the slower mode but it does
not write directly. When short-cutting the write-to-disk method, then it is
faster but may not be safe since the metadata gets updated later, right?

Could you please clarify for me which option in fact does what? I suppose that
SAFER means not direct write and FASTER means direct write. So IMO the
description is not exactly correct.

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