> -----Original Message-----
> I have always had some bad feelings about letting too many
> options be controlled by the configuration file. I fear that
> it in some cases can make it problematic to install your
> database/product on servers with Firebird installs controlled
> by a third-party, where you don't have direct control over
> the configuration file. You risk that your product run fine
> in one installation and maybe not at all in another just
> because of global configuration settings.

I agree there could be a potential problem in multiple comfig's. Sometimes
too much choice can be a bad thing :-)

Rgds

Si Carter
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