hehe So the final answer is "depends what you run" :) Big mean hardware and you want the little number (which was that, fore or background? :-o ) to keep the system more responsive Little hardware and you want the bigger one to stop the switching from knackering the server :) Andrew --o-- >>> brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 16/09/03 15:41:43 >>> That's my point. These 180ms or 30ms are simply limits. Think of them as circuit breakers. Most threads operate for for less than that, probably even far less than 10ms. ******************************************************** This Week's Sponsor: ThinPrint http://www.thinprint.com ********************************************************** Useful Thin Client Computing Links are available at: http://thethin.net/links.cfm For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm