[PretzelFisch]

So, my question after storing xml in a database and using their xml features to build indexes is this. Are you looking for a database or a search engine? what will you gain from a database if you are not using it's features, over saving to disk and building a query index?

[bvinc]

What you would gain is the ease, simplicity, and stability of using your favorite sql engine. You get ACID transactions and the ability to add and remove from large lists using low memory, for free.

[longshorej]

Replication is a big advantage that's hard to replicate to the same degree with ZFS or rsync.