Re: Looking for a risk overview
The original poster asked for an authoritative whitepaper or diagram, aimed at a non-technical audience, explaining how data can be lost when power is unexpectedly cut from an Informix server. The only substantive suggestion was "ask IBM" or check the IBM website, which drew sceptical replies about IBM support. The thread then degenerated entirely into a joking exchange about petulance, sarcasm, pedantry and spelling. No document, source or technical answer was provided, so no resolution is recorded.
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now, now Neil, don't be petulant! I tried that approach once before, and look where that got me! And anyway, the original request was for an answer for a non-technical person and we all know how good IBM are at giving those :-) regards Malcolm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> To: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:19 PM Subject: Re: Looking for a risk overview > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:bu3gmb$cp1qd$2@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > > Jon Zero wrote: > > > > > Hi- > > > This may be kind of a strange question but Im gonna try anyway. Im > > > looking for an overview (either diagram or whitepaper) for a > non-technical > > > person that explains how data can be lost if power is unexpectidly cut > > > from an informix server. If possible this source should come from some > > > place authoratative. > > > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Ask IBM? > > Yes, because there is a simple one-stop helpline that will quickly and > accurately process any kind of query, isn't there? > Or you could visit the website ... > > > sending to informix-list
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> > To: <informix-list@iiug.org> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 3:19 PM > Subject: Re: Looking for a risk overview > > > > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:bu3gmb$cp1qd$2@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > > > Jon Zero wrote: > > > Ask IBM? > > > > Yes, because there is a simple one-stop helpline that will quickly and > > accurately process any kind of query, isn't there? > > Or you could visit the website ... "malcolm.iiug" <malcolm.iiug@btopenworld.com> wrote in message news:bu3rcn$t9a$1@terabinaries.xmission.com... > > now, now Neil, don't be petulant! Who said I was being petulant? Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic?
Neil Truby wrote: >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Neil Truby" <neil.truby@ardenta.com> >> >> > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> > news:bu3gmb$cp1qd$2@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> > > Jon Zero wrote: > >> > > Ask IBM? >> > >> > Yes, because there is a simple one-stop helpline that will quickly and >> > accurately process any kind of query, isn't there? >> > Or you could visit the website ... > > "malcolm.iiug" <malcolm.iiug@btopenworld.com> wrote in message > news:bu3rcn$t9a$1@terabinaries.xmission.com... >> >> now, now Neil, don't be petulant! > > Who said I was being petulant? > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal sarcasm?" -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche
"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bu5dhc$e19d2$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > > Who said I was being petulant? > > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? > > If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal sarcasm?" He didn't say it did. Malcolm detected petulance, presumably on the basis of inferred sarcasm.
Captain Pedantic wrote: > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:bu5dhc$e19d2$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> > Who said I was being petulant? >> > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? >> >> If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal sarcasm?" > > He didn't say it did. > Malcolm detected petulance, presumably on the basis of inferred sarcasm. That's very presumptious of him...? -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche
"Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:bu6v4c$e018s$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > Captain Pedantic wrote: > > > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:bu5dhc$e19d2$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > >> > Who said I was being petulant? > >> > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? > >> > >> If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal sarcasm?" > > > > He didn't say it did. > > Malcolm detected petulance, presumably on the basis of inferred sarcasm. > > That's very presumptious of him...? Did you perhaps mean "presumptuous"?
Captain Pedantic wrote: > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:bu6v4c$e018s$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> Captain Pedantic wrote: >> >> > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> > news:bu5dhc$e19d2$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> >> > Who said I was being petulant? >> >> > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? >> >> >> >> If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal sarcasm?" >> > >> > He didn't say it did. >> > Malcolm detected petulance, presumably on the basis of inferred >> > sarcasm. >> >> That's very presumptious of him...? > > Did you perhaps mean "presumptuous"? I might have done. -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche
It's not just me that's having a dull, empty day then. Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<bu8400$en8tq$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de>... > Captain Pedantic wrote: > > > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > > news:bu6v4c$e018s$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > >> Captain Pedantic wrote: > >> > >> > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > >> > news:bu5dhc$e19d2$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... > >> >> > Who said I was being petulant? > >> >> > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? > >> >> > >> >> If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal sarcasm?" > >> > > >> > He didn't say it did. > >> > Malcolm detected petulance, presumably on the basis of inferred > >> > sarcasm. > >> > >> That's very presumptious of him...? > > > > Did you perhaps mean "presumptuous"? > > I might have done.
Andy Kent wrote: > It's not just me that's having a dull, empty day then. No, it's just you. :o) > Obnoxio The Clown <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:<bu8400$en8tq$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de>... >> Captain Pedantic wrote: >> >> > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> > news:bu6v4c$e018s$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> >> Captain Pedantic wrote: >> >> >> >> > "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> >> > news:bu5dhc$e19d2$1@ID-64669.news.uni-berlin.de... >> >> >> > Who said I was being petulant? >> >> >> > Why do automatically assume I was being sarcastic? >> >> >> >> >> >> If I were a pedant I'd ask, "Since when does petulance equal >> >> >> sarcasm?" >> >> > >> >> > He didn't say it did. >> >> > Malcolm detected petulance, presumably on the basis of inferred >> >> > sarcasm. >> >> >> >> That's very presumptious of him...? >> > >> > Did you perhaps mean "presumptuous"? >> >> I might have done. -- "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche