Oracle FAQ Your Portal to the Oracle Knowledge Grid
HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US
 

Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> Re: OT: Yet Another Off Topic Discussion

Re: OT: Yet Another Off Topic Discussion

From: Joe Testa <teci_at_the-testas.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 19:07:29 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003F6A25.20020121184519@fatcity.com>

Aint that the truth, open arms and then some <EG> :)

joe

Jared.Still_at_radisys.com wrote:

> Thanks Joe.
> 
> A little OT has usually been acceptable here.
> 
> Even some humor.  The only time it became a problem
> is when it veered away from having anything to do with
> Oracle and oracle related work issues.
> 
> People would start posting ethnic and off color jokes,
> ranting about their favorite pet peeve, ad nauseum.
> 
> If you want to do that, go to the off topic list.  They will
> welcome you with open arms.  We won't even discuss
> how Ross and Eric may welcome you.
> 
> Jared
> (  list owner, baby sitter  and part time DBA )
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Joe Testa <teci_at_the-testas.net>
> Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
> 01/21/02 05:10 PM
> Please respond to ORACLE-L
> 
>  
>         To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>         cc: 
>         Subject:        Re: OT: Yet Another Off Topic Discussion
> 
> 
> Tim, i'm with you, and since Paul does not evidently know who the list 
> owner is here since he's making waves on the very few anymore OT posts 
> that are here anymore and that the list owner was the one talking about 
> tribbles.
> 
> Paul, feel free to start your own list and manage it as you please.
> 
> joe
> 
> 
> Johnston, Tim wrote:
> 
> 

>>My own 2 cents... Stating a viewpoint such as this and then saying "do
>>
> not
> 

>>reply to this" is just not acceptable... This topic has been discussed
>>
> on
> 

>>the list innumerable times over the years and it is always a hot bed of
>>discussion... And, it always seems to reach the same conclusion... In
>>summary, keep it on topic but the occasional OT post is tolerated...
>>Anything more then that should not be done or moved to the OT list...
>>
> So,
> 

>>here we are yet again... And, here is MY opinion... I view this list
>>
> as a
> 

>>community... Not just a technical list... Many people on this list
>>
> have
> 

>>been on for years and enjoy to occasionally have some fun... I
>>
> personally
> 

>>enjoy the occasional joke or OT thread... It gives the list personality
>>
> and
> 

>>allows me feel like I am getting to know the other people on the list...
>>That is why I am on this list and not some of the other discussion
>>
> forums...
> 

>>Some other forums operate as you desire... I avoid those... The reason
>>
> is
> 

>>that I want to enjoy my job... And the occasional laugh I get from this
>>list has more then once made a miserable day better... If I wanted to
>>purely technical list I would go to another forum... But I don't.... I
>>like this list AS IS... And, if I feel that I am getting to much email,
>>
> the
> 

>>delete key works great...
>>
>>Tim
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 11:10 AM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>My 2 cents' worth:
>>
>>Far too much time is spent by a number of users in the Oracle List
>>
> sending
> 

>>e-mail of no worth whatsoever. Half the msgs I read are what charitably
>>might be called 'chat'. I understand that there is an off-line site for
>>'chat' - why not use it and stop mucking up the e-mail waves with crap.
>>
> Even
> 

>>a small drop in aimless e-mails would be appreciated; 90%+ directed,
>>professional queries and replies would be wonderful.
>>
>>Please do not reply to this e-mail; this is my one-time attempt to bring
>>about a positive change.
>>
>>Thank you,
>>
>>Paul Sherman
>>DBA
>>voice - 781-501-4143 (office)
>>fax - 781-278-8341 (office)
>>email - psherman_at_elcom.com
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 10:36 AM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>
>>
>>Love is all you need.
>>
>>--- Rachel Carmichael <wisernet100_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>or, of course, the answer to life, the universe and everything is?
>>>
>>>--- Jared Still <jkstill_at_cybcon.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>If the question is "Which episode of Star Trek was 'The Trouble
>>>>
>>>>
>>>with
>>>
>>>
>>>>Tribbles'", then yes. ;)
>>>>
>>>>Jared
>>>>
>>>>On Sunday 20 January 2002 01:30, Mogens Nørgaard wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Yep. And we also found logoff-triggers in 8i to be useful for the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>same
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>(and additional) purposes.
>>>>>
>>>>>But if I had to guess, I'm sure the answer would be 42 :-).
>>>>>
>>>>>Mogens
>>>>>
>>>>>Chaim.Katz_at_Completions.Bombardier.com wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Raj,
>>>>>>Maybe another option would be to "audit session" for the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>database.
>>>
>>>
>>>>For
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>each logon/logoff you would see the logical/physical reads and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>logical writes ( in dba_audit_session) by Oracle username (or
>>>>>>osusername). Chaim
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Aponte, Tony" <AponteT_at_hsn.net>@fatcity.com on 01/16/2002
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>06:15:24 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Please respond to ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sent by: root_at_fatcity.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>><ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>>>
>>>>>>cc:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Then you're in luck. I'd recommend starting with Oracle
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>Response
>>>
>>>
>>>>Time
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Analysis from www.orapub.com. Although it won't give you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>exactly
>>>
>>>
>>>>what
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>you need, it will help you get to the next step. Once you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>understand a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>session's response time components, it's a short hop to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>figuring
>>>
>>>
>>>>out the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>V$SESSTAT statistics that make up the CPU time,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>physical/logical
>>>
>>>
>>>>I/O
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>operations and memory footprint.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>HTH
>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:54 PM
>>>>>>To: Aponte, Tony; ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Database Load ... is the main target at this time ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thanks Tony,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Raj
>>>>>>______________________________________________________
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>of ESPN
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Inc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>art!
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>>Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:53 PM
>>>>>>To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>>>>>>Cc: Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Raj, sorry for me being confused. Are you trying to measure
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>what
>>>
>>>
>>>>the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>application executable is doing outside the database (i.e..
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>host
>>>
>>>
>>>>system
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>load) or the activity inside the database (i.e.. per
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>user/program/module
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>DB stats)?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Tony
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
>>>>--
>>>>Author: Jared Still
>>>> INET: jkstill_at_cybcon.com
>>>>
>>>>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051
>>>>San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing
>>>>Lists
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
>>>>to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
>>>>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
>>>>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may
>>>>also send the HELP command for other information (like
>>>>
>>>>
>>>subscribing).
>>>
>>>
>>>__________________________________________________
>>>Do You Yahoo!?
>>>Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail!
>>>http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
>>>--
>>>Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
>>>--
>>>Author: Rachel Carmichael
>>> INET: wisernet100_at_yahoo.com
>>>
>>>Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051
>>>San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing
>>>Lists
>>>--------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
>>>to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
>>>the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
>>>(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may
>>>also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
>>>
>>>
>>
>>__________________________________________________
>>Do You Yahoo!?
>>Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail!
>>http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/
>>
>>

>
>
-- 
Joe Testa, Oracle DBA
Want to have a good time with a bunch of geeks? Check out:
http://www.geekcruises.com/standard_interface/future_cruises.html
I'm presenting, when registering drop my name :)






-- 
Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
-- 
Author: Joe Testa
  INET: teci_at_the-testas.net

Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051
San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists
--------------------------------------------------------------------
To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message
to: ListGuru_at_fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in
the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L
(or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may
also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
Received on Mon Jan 21 2002 - 21:07:29 CST

Original text of this message

HOME | ASK QUESTION | ADD INFO | SEARCH | E-MAIL US