And I believe that MySQL quietly ignores the foreign key keywords if the
database doesn't support them, so that you can use the same code on MyISAM
or InnoDB -- you just have be aware that under MyISAM funky things can
happen :-P

Aaron


On Mon, 16 Jun 2003, Ryan Butler wrote:

> On Mon, 2003-06-16 at 12:36, lou wrote:
>
> > I think using references constraints(foreign keys) will guarantee that the 
> > message is
> > going to the right user in the right mailbox and things like unconnected 
> > message wont
> > exist rather than undelivered, at least the undelivered might stay in the 
> > MTA's queue for
> > second retry where the unconnected will be deleted.
> >
> > outs: mysql doesnt support it no portability :)
> >
> > Anyone seeing something wrong in that except the above?
> >
> >
> > cheers
> >
>
> MySQL using INNODB tables supports foreign key constraints just fine.
>
>

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