I guess 'new' is a relative term. I started using it in 1995 or so. It's true that Oracle and DB2 have been around a lot longer, but MySQL isn't a spring chicken.
Cheers. -Dana > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael She [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 2:36 PM > To: Michael T. Babcock > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Muruganandam > Subject: Re: Can MySQL handle 120 million records? > > I guess you can say I'm a follower. Other DB systems have been in use for > > years, so their reliability has been generally proven through use. It's > good to know that a lot of people have had success with MySQL, but > considering MySQL is the new comer, I'm still a little tepid! > > > At 01:22 PM 12/18/2002 -0500, Michael T. Babcock wrote: > >Michael She wrote: > >X-MDRcpt-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-Return-Path: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>2. Some of the comments in the mySQL manual... people losing data doing > >>routine stuff like table optimizations, adding keys, etc. If a database > > >>is reliable, things like that shouldn't happen. Comments like those in > >>the MySQL manual scared me. > > > > > >1) Do you believe this doesn't ever happen with other 'enterprise' level > >DB systems? > >2) What do you think Microsoft's pages would look like if they allowed > >arbitrary user comments (read their newsgroups ...) > >3) Those reports should be filed as bugs to be fixed, not added as > >comments in the manual. > > -- > Michael She : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mobile : (519) 589-7309 > WWW Homepage : http://www.binaryio.com/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error destroy it immediately. ********************************************************************** Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Confidential ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
