Hi Alan,
> Thanks for that Chris, interesting thoughts. > > For clarification, there is *NO* UPDATEs running on this table. Not a > single one! :) Many more SELECTs than INSERTs If you value your data, and these INSERTs are part of a multi-insert batch of related data, go with the table-type that supports transactions: InnoDB. With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server. Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]