Re: metalink account

"Sybrand Bakker" <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in message news:s05ebuch7p8glfbb9h7hj25hns4dkceauf_at_4ax.com...
> I admit most foreigners will consider the Dutch people to be greedy,
> making sure they will sit first rank for a dime ('Voor een dubbeltje
> op de eerste rang zitten').

Not a stereotype of the Dutch I recognize, though perhaps one they recognize in themselves. And I'll always recall the tale (attributed IIRC to Eddie Izzard) of going into a McDonalds in Amsterdam and asking 'Do you speak English?' to be met with a withering stare as if the question was 'Can you tie your own shoelaces'. I have yet to try the suggested equivalent of going into a McDonalds in the UK or US and asking 'Do you speak Dutch?'

> Unfortunately today we discovered we are unable to withdraw Metalink
> access from a host of people who left our company and are still using
> my companies Metalink account. The administrative part of Metalink
> leaves much to be desired. We have to administer, by virtue of doing
> off-site database administration, accounts for multiple CSIs and we
> can't even see to which firm the CSI belongs. Right now I'm not sure
> how to address this problem.

I agree entirely our Metalink accounts could also do with tidying up but the administration process (which seems to be basically phone up orac

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too much hassle. Its a shame given Oracles emphasis on personalisation and
myOracle etc.