>
> I've learned years ago to use the word "never" with caution.

Accepted. It was the wrong term.

>
> Regardless of the reasons, I think we are clear that, if the data
> needs to be cached in application- provided structures, then reducing
> the engine's cache size helps to reduce the memory footprint. Can we
> agree on this, which seems to me all about which the OP is looking for
> confirmation or denial?
>

Agreed.

The original statement generally claimed that large quantities of data
were loaded into memory and implied that the resulting memory usage was
a problem. Cutting the server cache size will help, but, to some, it
does not seem like the main problem in this instance. It is of course up
to the questioner what he makes of the responses given.

regards
ian