At 09:44 AM 5/7/00 +1000, Helen Borrie wrote:

>
>One good reason: existing applications, components, etc. that have been
>forced to treat them. I think it would preclude a large proportion of
>existing customers from moving forward with InterBase.
>
>If there had never been blob segments, we probably wouldn't want to put
>them in. But taking them out
>?
>

And that is a very good reason. So lets turn this into a poll. Of
application personally known to you (the list, not just Helen):

1. How many depend on segment boundaries for proper functioning?

2. What kind of workarounds are you currently using to get
around the segment boundaries?

Jim Starkey