On Wed, 27 Apr 2016 22:45:42 +0000 Paul Murphy <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use filter_tick on very small servers to keep a database connection > alive (<200 messages per day, and overnight 3-4 hours can pass > without a message), That's not a good approach; you don't know which process handles the tick, so another process's connection could die. > but if it wasn't there then I'd code filter_begin > to check on the state and reconnect if necessary, or make a new > connection every time. Doing either of those is the better approach. Regards, Dianne. _______________________________________________ NOTE: If there is a disclaimer or other legal boilerplate in the above message, it is NULL AND VOID. You may ignore it. Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.roaringpenguin.com MIMEDefang mailing list [email protected] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang

