Search Again: Re: Falling Memory From: Men & Mice Support Date: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 Time: 7:45:24 pm At 10:21 PM -0400 7/12/00, andrew wrote: >OK...so, if I increase the application memory size disproportionately, say >to 80-meg, will it actually slow QDNS down because it's keeping track of >more data? It uses a hash table. The lookup and recursive resolution algorithms therefore don't care. The expiry algorithm, on the other hand, will slow down a bit. How fast is your machine? There was a problem with a system based on a 603/75 with, as I recall, 40-50 MB of RAM allocated and a large pool of modem users hitting it. In that case, the extra RAM was a problem. If your server is faster than that (it almost has to be), then the benefits of a larger cache will outweigh the slightly slower execution time for the expiry algorithm. ____________________________________________________________________ Chris Buxton cbuxton@menandmice.com Men & Mice http://www.menandmice.com Makers of: QuickDNS Pro

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