Re: 10gR1 - Checkpoint not complete -

On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:44:41 -0700, p.santos000 wrote:

> I stand corrected, adding additional log files might actually. I've
> been checking out some of the content on asktom and it seems that I
> just have to do some more research. As far as your last comment ..
> what are "cdos" ? and I'm not sure that I understand the "top posting"
> comment ? Can you elaborate ?
>

In this context cdos = comp.databases.oracle.server newgroup

Top posting means placing the response in email style instead of newsgroup style.

Email style assumes that the previous messages are for reference only and the participants in the communication are following along and rarely need the reference. Therefore the response can be at the top of the mail (or post), quickly read. This is great in a private forum such as email.

Newsgroup style posting, bottom posting, or trim 'n follow (interleaved) posting assumes the reader may not have had previous interaction with the 'conversation' or thread. Additional & new info is placed at the bottom of the relevant 'section' or at the bottom of the message, permitting new readers to quickly get caught up on the topic while reading from the top down. As a special bonus, irrelevant information to the new addition is simply trimmed, reducing the total message size and focussing the content.

(Your reply, and this one, are bother examples of bottom posting.)

The biggest benefit of bottom posting is that specialists, who tend to scan a lot of email and newsgroup posts, can quickly identify whether the comments or questions are relevant to their expertise (and therefore potentials for responses) and also quickly determine which decision paths have already been used. This tends to make responses from experts much more likely and much more relevant.

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Hans Forbrich   (mailto: Fuzzy.GreyBeard_at_gmail.com)   
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