[Toolserver-l] How to determine if script runs in the toolserver cluster?

[Tim Landscheidt]

Platonides <platonides at gmail.com> wrote:

>> is there any reliable way to determine if a script is run in
>> the toolserver cluster, i. e. can make use of the database
>> servers & Co., without checking for hostname being wolfs-
>> bane, nightshade or names-to-come?

> Check if it can connect to the database server?

No, as:

a) the database servers may be down, and
b) running the script on another box somewhere on the net
   would require waiting for the timeout/rejection of the
   connection *on* *every* *run* :-).

Tim