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Final CFV: comp.databases.oracle.server Periodic FAQ Post

From: Hans Forbrich <cdo_NG_CFV_at_telus.net>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 22:35:33 GMT
Message-ID: <400866AD.5C50D111@telus.net>


Section 1. Ballot:


1.[]YES NO: I agree that there should be a periodic post   describing the newsgroup charter and providing a FAQ on   newsgroup usage.

2.[]MONTHLY BI-WEEKLY WEEKLY: The post should be transmitted   with this frequency.

3.[]YES NO: I agree that the contents should be maintained and   posted by Mark Stock, with Hans Forbrich as backup.

4.[]YES NO: I agree that the initial contents should be as   shown in section 3 below.

5.[Voter Name]:

Additional comments to be included in the posted summary: [COMMENT: ]
[ANONYMOUS COMMENT: ]



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Section 2. Rules:

This Call For Votes is to ensure respondents agree with the periodic posting of the Newsgroup charter and Usage Rules as described in section 3 below.

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Section 3: Proposed post:


Subject: News group Charter and usage FAQ

Charter: (Based on formal RFC vote and created October 1996)

Comp.databases.oracle.server is a newsgroup to discuss Oracle server and database
administration subjects. Any topic which is especially of interest to those performing database or system administration duties is welcome in this group. Discussions of software and applications designed to aid in database administration should be carried in this group.

The following list is a sample of topics which are included in this news group:

     Oracle database or server installation 
     Database creation and development 
     Database administration, tuning, monitoring
     Techniques for more efficient access 
     Importing and Exporting data 
     Tools and applications designed to aid in database administration. 

For more information, refer to http://www.orafaq.com/usenet/charter1.htm

Netiquette & Posting Guidelines Summary:


  1. Do your [own] homework
  2. Be explicit: Version, Error Code, etc.
  3. Be on topic, and don't cross post
  4. Give examples
  5. Use proper netiquette
  6. Avoid SPAM or commercial messages

Detailed explanation for each point follows:


  1. Do your [own] homework

The people who may respond to your questions or comments are volunteers (and many teach Oracle or computing technology). They are not required to respond. Some of the better ways to get a response are:

Some sources of information are listed at the bottom of this post.

2) Be explicit: Version, Error Code, etc.

There are numerous combinations of Oracle product, Oracle product version, operating system and version and third party product and version. The answer to your question may be totally dependent on the specific combination. Always indicate the operating system and version, the Oracle product and version and the actual error message including error code. Note that Oracle provides online lookup for all error codes and messages through http://docs.oracle.com

Consider using something like the following in your posts:

Operating System:  HP-UX 11.0, Windows2003 
Oracle product/s:  Database Oracle8i version 8.1.6.3
Access to DB via:  T.O.A.D. version 7.6

3) Be on topic, and don't cross post

Look at the charter for the news group and decide which group is best for your technical comment or question. Avoid cross posting as there are similar groups of volunteers in all comp.database.oracle subgroups. The posting of commercial message, messages intended to promote the sale of a product or service are expressly forbidden in this group. Please restrict commercial messages to comp.database.oracle.marketplace

Note that questions about YOUR licensing options can not be answered in this public forum. Licensing is a contractual issue and relevant discussions must involve representatives from Oracle Corporation who are authorized to discuss such matters.

4) Give examples

Self-explanatory. We are not mind readers, so we do not necessarily know what you mean. Provide examples, cut and paste from the source, provide links, or use other techniques to describe the actual question.

5) Use proper netiquette

This is a public and unmoderated volunteer news group. Some recommendations for netiquette include:

Users are encouraged to follow Netiquette guidelines as described in Virginia Shea's online book 'Netiquette', online version available at http://www.albion.com/netiquette/book/index.html



Some relevant links:

A comprehensive FAQ and center for Oracle-related links is at  http://orafaq.com

Links to technical resources:
 http://www.orafaq.net/links/Technical_Resources/

Links to books:
 http://orafaq.com/books/index.htm

Oracle provides the following content on the internet. You are encouraged to review that content before posting, to avoid a 'Read the [Free] Manual' response.

General Oracle discussions:
 http://www.oracle.com

Oracle product prices:
 http://oraclestore.oracle.com

Oracle licensing:
 http://www.oracle.com/corporate/pricing/

Code examples:
 http://otn.oracle.com/sample_code/index.html

Installation examples:
 http://otn.oracle.com/obe/start/index.html

All Documentation, including error message lookup:

 http://docs.oracle.com
 http://tahiti.oracle.com
 http://otn.oracle.com/documentation/index.html
 

Discussion forums (chat rooms):
 http://otn.oracle.com/discussionforums/forumshome.html



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