>>>>> On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 17:13:19 +1100, >>>>> Jeremy Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (jh) writes:
jh> I'm sure we all understand the dangers of hacking at internal structures. jh> There's also performance benefits associated with this. It's up to solution jh> developers to decide whether that trade-off makes sense in their particular jh> case, and would be based on benchmarking and analysis of the level of jh> maintenance required if internal structures change. While I guess it's always possible, I'd be somewhat surprised if going through the protocol is really that much of a bottle neck. -- Amos
