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
> >
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