On 5/20/05 3:47 AM, "Nigel Metheringham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> and so you are weighing a string > compare per line of data for lsearch (obviously on average you do n/2 > comparisons if you hit every time - misses cost you n comparisons) The n/2 can be improved by putting the most likely hits early in the file (if you know what they are). That can make maintenance harder, of course. But if n/2 vs something smaller has become an issue, it's well past time to use CDB. --John -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
