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From: philip@aleytys.pc.my (Philip Chee)
Newsgroups: comp.databases.oracle.server
Subject: Re: Big Oracle DB on Netware ?
Message-ID: <931612411.4740snx@aleytys.pc.my>
References: <37852F35.9E8FF372@j-mulders.demon.nl>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 99 13:13:31 GMT
Organization: Tasek Cement Berhad, Malaysia
Reply-To: philip@aleytys.pc.my
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In article <37852F35.9E8FF372@j-mulders.demon.nl> mail@j-mulders.demon.nl writes:

>I think there is not *one* reason to DO or DON'T Netware. There are
>several to DON'T:

>- Netware is a file and printersharing platform. 

Agreed.

>  It is not designed to run a large number of processes. If one of these
>processes misbehehaves, it will take    the whole Netware box down.

Before Netware 5 there was no memory protection.

>- Netware lacks a cron and a scripting language.

NOVCRON is a port of unix cron to the netware environment.  Get it off
their website.  NETBASIC is included in Netware 4 upwards.

>If you run a large database, you probably want these things.

You'w want them anyway if you were administering an Netware network.

Philip

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