I was not talking just Imail using MS-Access. I thought you where asking
how many MS-Access could handle with out a problem i just use the Imail
date base sorry doont have that many users yet LOL.. I use the MS-Acces
database for other things..
At 10:36 PM 8/21/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Are you talking about a table with a million entries from which some
>relatively small number of "imail" users? I cannot imagine such a large
>number of users authenticating with access or imail even on a piii 900 dual
>system. HOw many users of this massive database actually authenticate a
>day???
>
>Realy the matter must take into account both the datatable size as well as
>the frequency with which authentication occurs.
>
>I have some of the same concerns because I have about 100 fields in my imail
>user table. Does anyone else have any experience with table size, heavy
>authentication and the value (if any) of multiple servers for the data
>tables???
>
>
>
>Seems that access would give you problems with
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 8:22 PM
>Subject: Re: [imail] External DB design approach
>
>
> > Yes and no.. Depends on the server also. I use dual PIII 900 with 2 gig of
> > ram SDRAM and see no problems with over a millinon in there but on a
>slower
> > server you might.
> > At 09:56 AM 8/22/2000 +0700, you wrote:
> > >So, This mean that number of fields in DB table shouldn't reflect much on
> > >performance? ..
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >Nopchai
> > >
> > >--------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > >From: Joker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:49:09 -0400
> > >
> > > >I have seen MS-Acces with close to a million entries and work fine.
> > > >At 09:41 AM 8/22/2000 +0700, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Hi all,
> > > >>
> > > >> Anyone can give me an idea.. will there be any benefit
>if I
> > > >> split External DB for IMAIL usage & another DB to keep detail
>information
> > > >> of users. The idea is to keep minimum fields that IMAIL use for
>external
> > > >> DB authentication(this DB will be also used for our own developed web
> > > >> application for authentication)
> > > >> Will that be any useful to do this approach? .. since we
>will
> > > >> have to modify some code in EZsignup. Also One drawback I see for
>this
> > > >> approach is that we can't have user update their own information on
>their
> > > >> IMAIL user info changing page.(Does IMAIL keep it in DB also or LDAP
> > > only?)
> > > >>
> > > >> if this approach doesn't provide any benefit to me, I may
> > > >> stick with the old one.(single DB table)
> > > >>
> > > >> We may use 2 MS-Access DB file (2 System DSN) one for
>IMAIL
> > > >> table, another for user info.
> > > >>
> > > >> What is possible scale for using MS-Access ? .. thousands?
> > > >>
> > > >>Thanks & Regards,
> > > >>Nopchai
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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