On Fri, 9 Jun 2006, Rob McEwen wrote: > >>MS Exchange... one big Database > > Exactly... > > And that is one reason why I wouldn't touch this SQL idea with a > 10 foot pole.. the fact that Exchange works this way only proves > my point... I hear all the time about Exchange servers crashing > and the administrator having to rebuild the database while the > mail server is down for the next 10 hours. > > The bottom line is that using a SQL DB backend as mail storage is > putting all your eggs in one basket.
Not to mention you get the same problem that everyone complains about with the Windows Registry: everything is buried in this black box storage format that you can only access with specific tools - you lose the ability to access and process email messages with the rich suite of simple text processing tools that are available, and the ability to read your email with something as simple as a text editor. Granted, there is less of the "impenetrable black box" situation with a SQL database than there is with the Registry, but the same concepts and limitations apply. -- John Hardin KA7OHZ ICQ#15735746 http://www.impsec.org/~jhardin/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] FALaholic #11174 pgpk -a [EMAIL PROTECTED] key: 0xB8732E79 - 2D8C 34F4 6411 F507 136C AF76 D822 E6E6 B873 2E79 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The first time I saw a bagpipe, I thought the player was torturing an octopus. I was amazed they could scream so loudly. -- cat_herder_5263 on Y! SCOX ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 days until SWMBO's Birthday
