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>Although B.O. is running on a beefy RAID-5, dual-processor server, I now
>consider the 15-connection SQL license pak included in the bundle to be a
>potential "weensie" problem in our system architecture.
>
>I envision 200+ virtual IMail domains on this puppy in a few months, and
>if no more than 15 people can be doing their mail thing at a time, then I
>need to rethink ODBC vs. "native" IMail before things turn into a
>self-inflicted "Denial of Service Nightmare" ("DSN" - mere coincidence?)
>to our clients.
The other day I was using MS NetLoad to retrieve email from imail through 1
ODBC, it does 2,000+ mails per hour (Winnt 4 workstation, Pentium II 233
and 128 mbytes RAM). Do you think this is a respectable figure ? Any
suggestion would be appreciated.
>Certainly the administrative benefits of ODBC/SQL 6.5 are enticing - but
>if I have to shell out big bux for SQL licenses (vs. the "free" IMail
>database), it makes one pause to ponder. Has anyone had any negative
>experiences (slow performance or data corruption) related to the IMail
>user database, vis-a-vis an ODBC link to SQL Server?
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