Hi Thomas,

>>I was NOT critizing your test scenario!<

No problem, I didn't think you were. =)

>>One of the things I have no idea at the moment is how to handle *really* disconnected situations: the roadwarrior having loaded some data from the server onto the laptop. Where is the cutoff point to export into MSDE or just use XML to persist and later synchonize?<

Yeah, we haven't crossed that bridge yet, but I imagine we might start thinking about those kinds of scenarios one of these days. I haven't given it much thought yet.

>>>I've already wasted several hours on this benchmarking. Wanna do it? <g>
It'll come to that some day, just to give me a better handle or some guideline for my coding practices...
No problem to show it here and get a few other ideas. You'll get a notice for sure - promise. <

Cool ... I'll be waiting. =)

>>Trick of the trade: boot up with different / maxmem switches in your boot.ini!
Helps simulate different environments without toooooo much install trouble.
... Laptops are great for this kinda work...<

Cool ideas, but I get tired of messing around with my hardware too quickly, even though that's really software. <g>

~~Bonnie