Re: PBL vs. BDB
Jacob S <[email protected]>
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:34:17 -0400 Brian Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > Thomas Schürger wrote: > > what are the differences between PBL and BDB concerning spamprobe? > > > > Which one is faster? Which one is generally more compact? Does a PBL > > database shrink when entries are removed? > > PBL and BDB are functionally identical as far as SP is concerned. > However, in my personal experience PBL was slightly faster and > required significantly less maintenance. BDB databases tend to grow > endlessly even when the net number of terms in the database remains > constant. PBL doesn't have that problem. > > There are some platforms on which PBL won't compile but for BSD, > Linux, etc PBL is the way to go IMHO. Does BDB still have the db corruption problem? It seems like PBL was much better in that regard. Thanks, Jacob ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click