On 02/05/2007 04:00, "William M. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 5/1/07 9:43 PM | 5/1, "Barbara Hodge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> What does quitting Database Demon do? I only do this when I copy my User ID >> onto my laptop from my G5. > > The Database Daemon is responsible for checking the health of your Entourage > database in the background and alerting you to potential problems if it > finds any. It's also responsible for generating the Spotlight cache files so > that your email messages will be searchable under Spotlight. > >> Is it good practice to quit it regularly? > > It's a health and maintenance tool. Unless you find that it's causing you > problems then just leave it alone. I believe it will restart when Entourage > is next launched. > > Hope this helps! bill The daemon is much more than that! The daemon carries out ALL the normal interactions of all office apps with the database. If an app wants to access some information, it asks the daemon to get it. If it wants to change or create some information, it asks the daemon to do it. The daemon was introduced way back as a means of introducing additional stability into the database. By having only the daemon interact with the database, the number of variables in that interaction is dramatically reduces, and the opportunities for errors to creep in are likewise reduced. There is a separate 'Database Utility' application that includes a database integrity checker - I believe this also works through he daemon, but this one may work directly. The database utility also carries out the database rebuilds when necessary. -- Barry -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
