db4 backend alternative

[Michael Sims]

Denny Schierz wrote:
> Am Montag, den 22.11.2004, 22:51 +0000 schrieb Mark Hannessen:
>> I am really wondering about this because I just can't seem to get
>> db4 to run stable.
>
> same problem here. I have to delete once a week all db's (but
> mailboxes.db). Otherwise i have timeouts and bouncing mails :-/

Seriously, why don't you guys switch to skiplist and avoid the whole Berkeley DB
mess?  I switched to skiplist for mailboxes.db, deliver.db, and the seen databases
(on 2.1.x) about a year and a half ago and haven't had a problem since.  Berkeley DB
may perform better in some situations, but IMHO it's not worth the hassle it brings.
YMMV...

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