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From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Limiting database size
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Msg-id 200206261112.02982.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Limiting database size  ("Eric" <emayo@pozicom.net>)
Responses Re: Limiting database size  (terry <tg5027@citlink.net>)
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Eric,

> I like the idea of putting it on a hard disk or partition of fixed size and
> waiting for the DB to simply crash.
> hahaha

Yeah.  <grin>   It's what MS SQL Server does, though.   As I said, I think the
whole concept of limiting database size in MB is fundamentally flawed.   I
mean, what's the database supposed to do when it runs out of space?

-Josh

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