Joseph C. Lininger wrote: >> Berkley DB is one of the most powerful storage engines around. It >> can "only" store up to 256 terabytes of data on a single table, if >> you call that "few"... > > I wasn't very specific in my statements. That's my fault, and I > apologize. What I should have said is that these databases become less > efficient when used as constant databases, the way userdb uses them. IN > particular, the rebuild operation and user management operations become > unwieldy for anything other than a small to medium setup.
I had arbitrarily assumed that users are not altered very often. You're right, courier's implementation has sought compatibility with various flavors of db, and thus is unable to leverage the specific features of any. > As a side note, bdb has been deprecated in mysql. I never learned whether that was a political or technical issue. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list courier-users@lists.sourceforge.net Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
