RE: Light scans

Ok, so we can all hit the wrong key in the mail address! See commments way below. --------------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )--------------------- >Date: Wednesday, 4 June 1997 7:29am >Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 07:28:57 -0700 (PDT) >From: Mail Delivery Subsystem <MAILER-DAEMON@mail-oak-1.pilot.net> >Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: emy.emory.edu: host not >found) >To: <Denham.M@amstr.com> >Auto-Submitted: auto-generated (failure) >Reply-To: MAILER-DAEMON@mail-oak-1.pilot.net The original message was received at Wed, 4 Jun 1997 07:28:57 -0700 (PDT) from unknown-113-150.amstr.com [162.120.113.150] ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- <informix-list@emy.emory.edu> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 <informix-list@emy.emory.edu>... Host unknown (Name server: emy.emory.edu: host not found) ----- Original message follows ----- >Return-Path: Denham.M@amstr.com >Received: from smtp2.amstr.com (unknown-113-150.amstr.com [162.120.113.150]) by >mail-oak-1.pilot.net with SMTP id HAA01319 for <informix-list@emy.emory.edu>; >Wed, 4 Jun 1997 07:28:57 -0700 (PDT) >From: Denham.M@amstr.com >Received: by smtp2.amstr.com (Smail3.1.28.1 #3) >id m0wZH1g-0001FuC; Wed, 4 Jun 97 07:27 PDT >Message-Id: <m0wZH1g-0001FuC@smtp2.amstr.com> >Date: Wednesday, 4 June 1997 8:26am MT >To: informix-list@emy.emory.edu >Subject: Re: Light Scans -Reply >In-Reply-To: The letter of Wednesday, 4 June 1997 5:48am MT Ok So what is the name of this illusive environment variable that turns on light scans, and when are they useful? Since 7.1x versions do not have a way of monitoring light scans, how do you know if they are being used? Mark MarkDenham@aol.com (home) Denham.M@amstr.com (work) --------------------------( Forwarded letter 1 follows )--------------------- >Date: Wednesday, 4 June 1997 4:48am >From: Paul Watson <paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk> >Subject: Re: Light Scans -Reply >Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 08:21:45 GMT >Reply-To: paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk >Organization: NCR Corporation, Waterloo, ONTARIO, Canada. >Sender: informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu >To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu >X-Informix-List-Id: <news.38716> Peter Tashkoff wrote: > > Lightscans do exist in 7.x as an undocumented > feature. I have had them set on my system in the > past at the request of Informix Tech Support. I > seem to recall setting the environment variable then > rolling the instance. I could make a vague fuzzy > attempt at remembering why we did this and what it > was intended to do, but I would only embarrass > myself. > rgds The environment variable doesn't make a difference in 7.11, 7.12 but it does appear to work in 7.13. Later engines I can't comment on. Paul Watson WF Software Tel +44 121 440 3179 Fax +44 121 440 3806 Email paulw@wfsoftware.co.uk