Again, that is exactly what our database servers do, they only run queries for toolserver users.
On 10/26/07, James Hare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not talking about a dedicated database server, but a dedicated *query* > server where the only thing done on that server is handling queries, > allowing maximum processor capacity to be dedicated to it. > > On 10/26/07, Bryan Tong Minh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 10/26/07, James Hare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So let's see... my idea is a duplicate of the toolserver, and we want > > a > > > public query service, but it would prove too tempting for people to > > use it > > > for a denial of service attack, not to mention the fact that it would > > bog > > > down the server. > > > > > > Does this *have* to be on the toolserver, or can we take the databases > > and > > > put it on its own server dedicated for querying? Maybe we could have a > > sexy > > > *multi-server* layout featuring a distributed computing scheme. > > > > > We do have dedicated database servers. The toolserver is not one server. > > > > Bryan > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Toolserver-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Toolserver-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l > > -- ST47 Administrator, en.wikipedia
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