Re: Server Freeze

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17856
interpreted = N
texte = people, PLASE specifi the OS that you are talking about. all this information is semi-useless unless we know on what platform you are using...thanks in advance...cheers, sid > >Before you all go off the deep end and start believing that WebCat tends >to have any problems with multi-threading in its everyday processing, let >me tell you right now that it does NOT. In fact, I'm not all that sure >that it really has any multi-threading problems at all! > >Just because I was trying to use WebCatalog in a particular manner does >not mean that I *should be*. And another poster was correct when he said >that Brian would be far better off if he were using WebCatalog to create >*ONE* email message and send that message to a list server -- instead of >trying to turn WebCatalog into a listserver. > >And there's other ways of dealing with this if you simply *must* make >WebCat create all thuse messagee -- such as splitting the process into >smaller chunks then processing one chunk at a time. > >WebCat's a really cool tool because it's flexible, powerful and it does so >many different tasks so quickly and so well. But just because it can do >one task very effectively does not mean you should assume that it can >repeat that same task 5000 or 10,000 times in a row without *some* kind of >negative effect on performance. > >All that's really necessary here is to be aware of the *potential* for >slowdowns to occur based on your knowledge of the task you're asking >WebCat to perform. Then if you're creating the environment for a potential >slowdown situation, you can usually deal with it -- without giving up on >WebCat entirely. > >Sincerely, >Ken Grome >808-737-6499 >WebDNA Solutions >mailto:ken@webdna.net >http://www.webdna.net Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  2. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Grant Hulbert 2004)
  3. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  4. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Dylan Wood 2004)
  5. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  6. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  7. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Dylan Wood 2004)
  8. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Grant Hulbert 2004)
  9. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  10. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Alex McCombie 2004)
  11. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  12. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  13. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Alex McCombie 2004)
  14. Re: (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Dylan Wood 2004)
  15. (OT) SERVER FREEZES ALL AT SAME TIME ( Ross Markbreiter 2004)
  16. Re: Server Freeze...not always (Grant Hulbert 1998)
  17. Re: Server Freeze (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  18. Re: Server Freeze (Peter Ostry 1998)
  19. Re: Server Freeze (Peter Ostry 1998)
  20. Re: Server Freeze (Sid Stary 1998)
  21. Re: Server Freeze (Britt T. 1998)
  22. Re: Server Freeze (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  23. Re: Server Freeze (bob 1998)
  24. Re: Server Freeze (dave spaulding 1998)
  25. Re: Server Freeze (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  26. Re: Server Freeze (Brian B. Burton 1998)
  27. Re: Server Freeze (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  28. Re: Server Freeze (Peter Ostry 1998)
  29. Re: Server Freeze (Sid Stary 1998)
  30. Re: Server Freeze (Brian B. Burton 1998)
  31. Re: Server Freeze (Brian B. Burton 1998)
  32. Re: Server Freeze (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  33. Re: Server Freeze (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  34. Server Freeze (Brian B. Burton 1998)
people, PLASE specifi the OS that you are talking about. all this information is semi-useless unless we know on what platform you are using...thanks in advance...cheers, sid > >Before you all go off the deep end and start believing that WebCat tends >to have any problems with multi-threading in its everyday processing, let >me tell you right now that it does NOT. In fact, I'm not all that sure >that it really has any multi-threading problems at all! > >Just because I was trying to use WebCatalog in a particular manner does >not mean that I *should be*. And another poster was correct when he said >that Brian would be far better off if he were using WebCatalog to create >*ONE* email message and send that message to a list server -- instead of >trying to turn WebCatalog into a listserver. > >And there's other ways of dealing with this if you simply *must* make >WebCat create all thuse messagee -- such as splitting the process into >smaller chunks then processing one chunk at a time. > >WebCat's a really cool tool because it's flexible, powerful and it does so >many different tasks so quickly and so well. But just because it can do >one task very effectively does not mean you should assume that it can >repeat that same task 5000 or 10,000 times in a row without *some* kind of >negative effect on performance. > >All that's really necessary here is to be aware of the *potential* for >slowdowns to occur based on your knowledge of the task you're asking >WebCat to perform. Then if you're creating the environment for a potential >slowdown situation, you can usually deal with it -- without giving up on >WebCat entirely. > >Sincerely, >Ken Grome >808-737-6499 >WebDNA Solutions >mailto:ken@webdna.net >http://www.webdna.net Sid Stary

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