连接到此应用程序的数据库的最佳方法

I have a Delphi application which hits a database (usually MySql) every 60 seconds through a TTimer. The application is more or less an unattended bulletin board. If the network drops the application needs to continue running and connect back to the database when the connection is back. Often it might be over broadband, so chances are the connection is not always the best.I have a Delphi application which hits a databa