Since they're running their own server, you should give them 3 quotes:
1. Access now.
2. Client/server DB now
3. Client/server DB later
along with your observation that you believe their site will soon get more
traffic than Access can handle, and let them decide.
best, paul
At 02:32 PM 3/29/01 +0800, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I am doing a quote for a client that has an existing CF site using Access.
>They are a professional organisation hosting their own server and I'm trying
>to get them to steer away from Access, as I think the site has the potential
>to get more hits than Access can easily handle. So far they are determined
>to stick with it.
>
>I need some ammo... I know Access is not suitable for the job they want it
>to do, but I'm not sure of the facts and figures. I think someone once
>before said that Access cannot handle more than 5 concurrent users but I'm
>not 100% sure.
>
>So does anyone have any concrete figures on the capabilities of Access?
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