Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 22:29:42 +1300 (NZDT) From: Andrew McNaughton <andrew@squiz.co.nz> To: Iani Brankov <ian@bulinfo.net> Cc: database@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Mysql 321 - Mysql 322 - msql Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811272223160.15773-100000@aniwa.sky> In-Reply-To: <004901be19e6$d66b95e0$17b448c0@ian.oksys.bg>
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On Fri, 27 Nov 1998, Iani Brankov wrote: > From: James A. Mutter <jmutter@netwalk.com> > > > >I've found myself in a situation where I need a database. It doesn't need > >to be 'feature packed', but it does need to be fast - I'm looking for > >recommendations. > > > >This database will eventually be used to archive messages from several > >mailing lists and will be accessed from a W3 frontend. Suggestions? > > > >Additionally, if anyone has any suggestions/ideas on the best way to > >implement this I'm more than willing to listen. > > > >Thanks much! > > > >- > >- Failure isn't getting knocked down - Failure is not getting back up. > >- > PostgreSQL 6.3.2 > may be the best free one. > > --ian It's possibly stronger on features, but it's slower than mysql. It is speed he's emphasizing. there was some discussion earlier this year on this list about adding indexes suitable for fulltext searching to PostgreSQL. Did anything happen in the end? It's the one feature I'd really like to have. I suspect it would be an important one to James also. Andrew McNaughton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-database" in the body of the message
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