Re: [HACKERS] Threads

On 03-Aug-99 Thomas Lockhart wrote:
>> As well, a few have been asking about multi-threading.
>> Any thoughts?

I completly agree with Thomas.

Mutiprocess server is also more convenient
for managing and more portable

>
> Threads within a client backend might be interesting. imho a
> single-process multi-client multi-threaded server is just asking for
> trouble, putting all clients at risk for any single misbehaving one.
> Particularly with our extensibility features, where users and admins
> can add functionality through code they have written (or are trying to
> write ;) having each backend isolated is A Good Thing.
>
> istm that many of the cases for which multi-threading is proposed (web
> serving always comes up) can be solved using persistant connections or
> other techniques.
>
> - Thomas
>
> --
> Thomas Lockhart lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu
> South Pasadena, California

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