Actually, it is covered on Metalink and it's no joke.
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Dave A
"Rick Hibling" <rhibling_at_ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
news:39c5abd4.288308703_at_news.ozemail.com.au...
> On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 13:25:33 GMT, dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com wrote:
>
> >The eWEEK (formerly PCWeek) column Spenser F. Katt, dated 9/10/00,
> >available at:
> >http://www.zdnet.com/eweek/stories/general/0,11011,2625949,00.html
> >
> >Reports that Oracle database versions "8.1.6 or earlier" could corrupt
> >the control file if the database runs for more than 248 consecutive
> >days without a server reboot. The workaround is to reboot the server
> >before it reaches this many days.
> >
> >This sounds serious. Does anyone know anything about this?
> >
> >
> >Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> >Before you buy.
>
> This is a load of shoemakers.
>
> We run 24x7 on Solaris and if the server goes down on this BUSINESS
> CRITICAL machine we lose a ton of wonga.
> I don't think that we would still be using Sun if this problem
> existed.
>
> L8R
>
>
Received on Mon Sep 18 2000 - 05:56:24 CDT
