>=20 > Yes but the paper was written with LMTs in mind..here is=20 > another clip from the paper: I'm extremely sorry to bring this paper up..since there was a reference to LMT, I thought the recommendations would apply to it.. I talked to an Oracle engineer and verified that it does not apply to LMTs.. Tim was right on this one. Thanks, =20 Ibrahim DOGAN Sr. Sybase/Oracle DBA www.lowes.com -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l