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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (3105)1/1/2005 10:48:42 PM
From: SI Dave  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6035
 
>>even if no unique it would still be fast and you must be doing that for login validation >

I don't think alias is indexed. Even if it is, it's not unique. Nor is it used for login validation; that's username (a.k.a. LoginID), a different field and different value for 99% of accounts.


alias accounts
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Mike 144
John 117
Steve 112
bob 107
Jim 104

The same is true of subject titles - not unique.