Hallo Mel
 MP> The FAT system is pretty sad. I think what happens is 
 MP> that after a certain number of directory entries, the 
 MP> directory structure itself becomes fragmented. I guess 
 MP> I've been running for so long on an 8088 and then the 
 MP> last few years on a fast ( :) ) AT I've never 
 MP> considered speed an issue. My renum takes about 15-20 
 MP> minutes in the wee hours of the morning, so I've never 
 MP> had reason to complain. I do have to defrag about once 
 MP> a year though, for it to work.
 MP> Having said all that though, I'd still vote for *.msg, 
 MP> unless someone can show me a bulletproof database 
 MP> system.
I run a os/2 system with hpf file system
I also run a squish message base system with some areas havin 1400
messages in them.
I have no problem with the system, but have learned a few tricks
to make it work properly with no errors.
I could not run a *.msg system even using the hpf file system  it still
takes up to mutch space.
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