> > > what were the config changes? how much memory is too much from your
> > > judgement? or do you mean more than PG?
> >
> > Firebird was trying to use more memory than was available to it.
>
> How much memory was that?
>
> The default cache configuration for Firebird is only 2048 pages, which
> would yield a maximum memory allocation of 32MB (16 KB pages).
>
> I can't image that is too much memory.
>
>
> Sean
>
> P.S. It would be nice if you could sign your next reply with your first
> name, that way we can use it when addressing our replies -- it's a
> courtesy which I appreciate myself.

it's a huge project which demands a generic identity from a generic email
host for generic databases with generic SQL for generic clients.
Alan