Re:RE: RE: MetaSlop - Another Response Scenario for Paul.

From: <dgoulet_at_vicr.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 11:09:47 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.002BFC7B.20010228100032@fatcity.com>

Is Oracle trying to drive us nuts? Why of course they are. Take today, the OTS phone line said that metastink was up and available, but when I got an analyst he told me they had mail from the "metalame support team" that it would be down until early afternoon, Florida time?

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Author: "Kevin Kostyszyn" <kevin_at_dulcian.com>
Date:       2/28/2001 8:16 AM

RE: RE: MetaSlop - Another Response Scenario for Paul.I just don't think that I can stand metalink much longer!! Is Oracle trying to drive all of us nutz, if so, at least they are getting that right!!! -----Original Message-----
From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Mohan, Ross Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: RE: MetaSlop - Another Response Scenario for Paul.

Scenario Two:

  ########################## For Immediate Release
###############################

Ap/UPI/AFP/Reuters --- Redwood Shores, 27 Feb 00

Oracle Denial of Service Attack

Oracle Corporation announced today, in a stunning revelation, that they have been issuing a massive Denial of Service (DoS) attack against its own customers via its "Support" website, MetaBlink.

The scam worked like this: clever hackers within Oracle Corporation configured MetaLink with Oracle default values, guaranteeing devastating failure. As long term Oracle customers, sorely vexed by arcane command sequences,
byzantine product offerings, and constantly shifting product versions came to the "support web site" to seek help, they were shunted away, losing hours of productive time, watching key applications fail, marriages dissolve, and world peace slip from their grasp.

Precisely at this vulnerable moment, a crack team of marketers ( or a team of crack-smoking marketers, field reports are not clear ) created a campaign to lead key customers to believe "application upgrades" and "more hardware" were the problem.

Sources in the McNealy Command Bunker indicate Oracle's innovative DoS is working, as record numbers of customers are throwing massive amounts of hardware at problems relatively easy to rectify. Further, back at Armani HQ, Redwood Shores, initial reports are that the "application upgrades"
orders are coming in quickly.

  IBM, HP, and other industry leaders are likely to follow the Oracle Corporation
  trend, and begin to knock off key customers shortly, using a combination of
  DoS, confusing price plans, deliriously inaccurate marketing campaigns,   and other tools of corporate psychological warfare.

( - Ross Mohan, Cub Reporter, Daily Planet )

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Baumgartel [mailto:PaulB_at_instipro.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:21 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: RE: MetaSlop

And if you were running a comparable system, what would *you* say?

  Paul Baumgartel
  InstiPro, Inc.
  paul.baumgartel_at_instipro.com
  212 813-0829 x103 (office)
  917 549-4717 (mobile)

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:51 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

Man, these guys just invite the wise-ass comment, don't they? Such as:

Well maybe if the product worked better/was less confusing/had better documentation we wouldn't all be in Metalink! Oh no! If 4 new servers brought the system to its knees just think how bad
it'll be when the rest of the hardware arrives! 4 new top-of-the-line servers, just think what that'll do to their power unit charges!

Plus I can't rid myself of the image of us all 'staggering' to Metalink for
help.

Jim

>>> dgoulet_at_vicr.com 02/27/01 01:21PM >>>
For those interested, right from the horses mouth, or other orifice as you desire:

News & Notes

                                            MetaLink Performance - An Update

    We apologize for the slow response times recently on MetaLink. All over   the
  world our customers are coming to and using this valuable     knowledge base in staggering numbers. Our Global IT team are working these
  performance issues as their number one priority.

    What is Being Done
    This week four new front-end web servers were brought on line to help   manage
  the load. Additional hardware has been purchased and will     arrive soon which will make a significant improvement in performance.

We appreciate your patience during this time of significant growth in MetaLink
usage.

Thanks,
The MetaLink Team

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don't think that I can stand metalink much longer!!  Is Oracle trying to drive all of us nutz, if so, at least they are getting that right!!!</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left>-----Original Message----- From: root_at_fatcity.com [mailto:root_at_fatcity.com]On Behalf Of Mohan, Ross Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 4:58 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: RE: MetaSlop - Another Response Scenario for Paul. </DIV>
Scenario Two:

  <P><FONT size=2>########################## For Immediate Release 
  ###############################</FONT> </P>

Ap/UPI/AFP/Reuters ---  Redwood Shores, 27 Feb 00         Oracle Denial of Service Attack 
Oracle Corporation announced today, in a stunning revelation, that they have been issuing a massive Denial of Service (DoS) attack against its own customers via its

"Support" website, MetaBlink. The scam worked like this:  clever hackers within Oracle Corporation configured MetaLink with Oracle default values, guaranteeing devastating failure. As long term

Oracle customers, sorely vexed by arcane command sequences, byzantine product offerings, and constantly shifting product versions came to the "support web site" to seek help, they were

shunted away, losing hours of productive time, watching key applications fail, marriages dissolve, and world peace slip from their grasp. Precisely at this vulnerable moment, a crack team of marketers

( or a team of crack-smoking marketers, field reports are not clear ) created a campaign to lead key customers to believe "application upgrades" and "more hardware" were the problem. Sources in the McNealy Command Bunker indicate Oracle's innovative DoS is working, as record numbers of customers are throwing massive amounts of hardware at problems relatively easy to rectify. Further, back at Armani HQ, Redwood Shores, initial reports are that the "application upgrades" orders are coming in quickly. IBM, HP, and other industry leaders are likely to follow the Oracle Corporation trend, and begin to knock off key customers shortly, using a combination of DoS, confusing price plans, deliriously inaccurate marketing campaigns,

  </FONT><BR><FONT size=2>and other tools of corporate psychological warfare. 
  </FONT></P>
  <P><FONT size=2>( - Ross Mohan, Cub Reporter, Daily Planet )</FONT> </P>
  <P><FONT size=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>From: Paul

Baumgartel [<A
href="mailto:PaulB_at_instipro.com">mailto:PaulB_at_instipro.com</A>] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:21 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: RE: MetaSlop

  <P><FONT size=2>And if you were running a comparable system, what would *you* 
  say?</FONT> </P><BR>
  <P><FONT size=2>Paul Baumgartel</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>InstiPro, Inc.</FONT>

paul.baumgartel_at_instipro.com 212 813-0829 x103 (office) 917 549-4717         (mobile) 
 -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 2:51 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Man, these guys just invite the wise-ass comment, don't they?  Such as: 
 Well maybe if the product worked better/was less confusing/had

better documentation we wouldn't all be in Metalink! Oh no!  If 4 new servers brought the system to its knees just think how bad it'll be when the rest of the hardware arrives! 4 new top-of-the-line servers, just think what that'll do to their power unit charges! Plus I can't rid myself of the image of us all 'staggering' to

Metalink for help. Jim 
 >>> dgoulet_at_vicr.com 02/27/01 01:21PM >>> For those interested, right from the horses mouth, or other orifice as you desire: 
 News & Notes            &nbsp ;             & nbsp;            &nb sp;  
 MetaLink Performance - An Update   We apologize for the slow response times recently on MetaLink. All over the world our customers are coming to and using this valuable   knowledge base in staggering numbers. Our Global IT team are working these performance issues as their number one priority. 
   What is Being Done   This week four new front-end web servers were brought on line to help manage the load. Additional hardware has been purchased and will   arrive soon which will make a significant improvement in performance.   We appreciate your patience during this time of significant growth in MetaLink usage.

  <P><FONT size=2>&nbsp; Thanks,</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2>&nbsp; The MetaLink 
  Team</FONT> </P>
  <P><FONT size=2>-- </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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