Is 4000 users too high a number for filePro

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You'll never BELIEVE what Lerebours, Jose said here...:
> 
> I do not know that a web-based front-end will help.  There are
> way too many server side data validation, rating (calculation),
> table integration, data load/default and verification going on.

Server-side validation can be done.  It's just going to take a -lot- of
work to re-do in a CGI context.

> If we mimic all this on a web-based application, we would not 
> need filePro at all  :)

Good point--except I was under the impression you wanted your data in fP,
and had pre-existing code that needed to be supplemented, not replaced.

> Our application has over 600 tables (filePro files) and it is 
> heavily integrated.  There is a check point in just about every
> field ... It would be nice to know these are not valid concerns
> and that a true remedy exists.

Ouch.  Nevermind the software cost.  The requisite software is a pittance
compared to the man-hours inherent in such a partial redesign.  Sounds like
you need that 4000 count server, or more likely a decently load-balanced
cluster with shared data on a Network Appliance or other similar solution.
Since fP-Tech would have to do a custom version and pricing anyway, it can
probably be split however you analyse it comes out best.  

I still think 4000 users on a single system concurrently is a Really Bad
Idea though.  (I just got a chuckle thinking about the probable size of
wtmp alone.)

mark->
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