On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 03:53:13PM -0400, Dave Ahn wrote: > Actually, I've used postgresql a fair bit, and it's pretty easy. The > problem is that it makes the netrek server installation a lot harder. The > SQL database dependency can be a problem for non Linux/BSD machines where > setting up and installing such a database may not be trivial. Also, most > database installs require root access...which the netrek server should not > require. I've already had a go at a fragment of C code that will access a portgresql database. Yes, it would make installation dependencies more complex, but I would expect to make it an option; not every server has a problem with player database size. However, I prefer the simple index technique, as described in my design document. For the long term future; think of a central database for all servers. GOD->F0 Sorry, you can't die now, stats database refused connection. GOD->F0 Your ship will be held in purgatorial stasis for a while. ;-) -- James Cameron mailto:quozl at us.netrek.org http://quozl.netrek.org/