> 1) We are debating about converting from an external database to
> using the Imail registry. What are the opinions of others about the
> external db vs the registry? (We would upgrade to SQL 2000 on a
> separate machine - we will be running MSSQL anyway).
Geez, I keep answering this...the registry is much, much faster. The
reasons to use SQL are manageability and integration, not performance.
> 2) I know this has been mentioned before but do most still believe
> that using Raid 1 is better than using Raid 5. We have been using
> Raid 5 on the old server and it has performed fine.
"Performed fine" without a comparison is not really statistically
sound, is it? RAID 1 (or 10, if possible) is much, much faster.
Neither of these comments should indicate that you will _need_ the
higher performance; the slower options are, as you know, functional.
Whether to rearchitect or not is determined by site-specific
utilization and user demands.
--Sandy
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