On Dec 31, 2003, at 10:16 PM, E. Bond Francisco wrote: > Peter, James, > Very enlightening discussion you two are having, but I think it's > about time you took it offline (or out in the alley!) Sure, no problem. I'll try the benchmark procedure that James suggested, and report back what I find. Actually, looking at XBench, it has such a shallow IO component, it would probably be more accurate if I wrote a more substantial trial. I would like to definitively resolve this defrag question. Or at least put some data out in the open. Happy New Year 2004 to all. Peter