Hi Jake, Am 28.05.2011 um 17:19 schrieb Jake Vickers: > > So I'm still curious as to what you think the benefits are. Segregating your > data into multiple tables was always the way I learned to obtain performance. > The nature of the requests from QMT are probably not those that would require > any performance tuning - the only one I've ever run into is the default > number of connections. So I'm willing to table that point if there are other > mitigating factors. > > So what are the advantages/benefits you are thinking will be gained from a > single table?
I agree with Eric that it probably will not make much of a difference with regards to performance. However, a lot of applications that might want to have access to the email user database are not all that flexible and do not support having different domains in different tables. E.g. using courier-auth with mysql or SOGo with mysql-backend, etc. There are other examples. For my own use, I have written an accounting backend that also cycles through domains and users, etc. to produce detail-information to be attached to invoices and that, too, is just way easier when having all in one table. Granted, that may be simplistic design on the parts of those programs, but hey, it works and it is way easier to recompile vpopmail to achieve compatibility than patch those programs. Also, whenever there is any database schema change in order for vpopmail to be upgraded, it is much easier to upgrade that one table than to find all the tables that hold domains and path those. Last but not least, mysql (and other databases) have length-limitations for domain names. I always wondered, but never tried, what would happen if I added a domain with a name longer than 'max-table-name-length' to the database? I think the current limit for mysql is 32 chars and domain names can be longer. Best, Martin -- Martin Waschbüsch IT-Dienstleistungen Lautensackstr. 16 80687 München Telefon: +49 89 57005708 Fax: +49 89 57868023 Mobil: +49 170 2189794 serv...@waschbuesch.it http://www.waschbuesch.it --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group (www.vickersconsulting.com) Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and packages. To unsubscribe, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-unsubscr...@qmailtoaster.com For additional commands, e-mail: qmailtoaster-list-h...@qmailtoaster.com
