Re: OT RE: comp.oracle.databases.server vs ORACLE-L: deathmatch

Which do you suppose is Oracle's definition for the acronym TAR? Terrain Avoidance Radar? Threat Assessment Report??

http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?p=dict&String=exact&Acronym=TAR

"Mohan, Ross" wrote:
>
> LoL! OK, I'm sorry.
>
> I'm debugging a dictionary cache explosion problem, and
> "support" just informed me that any/all of my questions
> cannot be answered because they are INTERNAL SECRETS.
>
> Yea right; maybe this year, until a smart guy who cares
> (like Steve Adams or Jonathan Lewis or.... ) figures them
> out, or they are published in the next Concepts manual.)
> So, I am in "send me continuous 1 Gigabyte dumps and just
> shut up and sit on yer hands" mode.
>
> Up until this, I haven't filed a "TAR" -- a lie,
> oxymoron, and hint all wrapped in one (the lie is
> that you'll get any technical information, the oxymoron
> is that the acronym implies the word "action" and
> the hint is the word "request") -- in about a year,
> and now I remember why.
>
> There. I'm better now.
>
> Having problems I can't fix (because they are "self-tuning")
> and paid "support" that doesn't really tweaks me right out.
>
> - Ross
>
> p.s. There are, as we know, a handful MAGICALLY WONDERFUL
> support people at OWS. You and I both know one in common. But
> they are few and far between, and deucedly hard to find.
>
> || -----Original Message-----
> || From: A. Bardeen [mailto:abardeen1_at_yahoo.com]
> || Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 3:26 PM
> || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || Subject: Re: OT RE: comp.oracle.databases.server vs
> || ORACLE-L: deathmatch
> ||
> ||
> || Ross,
> ||
> || You're so shy and reserved today... what gives? ;)
> ||
> || --- "Mohan, Ross" <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com> wrote:
> || > I don't want anyone grabbing my "content", thank you
> || > very much.
> || >
> || > Bunch a rat bastard, mind-maggoting sh*tballs.....
> || >
> || > || -----Original Message-----
> || > || From: Eric D. Pierce [mailto:PierceED_at_csus.edu]
> || > || Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 1:56 PM
> || > || To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> || > || Subject: Re: comp.oracle.databases.server vs
> || > ORACLE-L: deathmatch
> || > ||
> || > ||
> || > || Paul,
> || > ||
> || > || I haven't look at newsgroup c.o.d.s. for a long
> || > time, basically
> || > || because I got out of the habit of looking at
> || > newsgroups, the
> || > || messaging formatting and software needed seems a
> || > little "unnatural"
> || > || (convoluted) compared to email. But, I'll admit
> || > to laziness. I have
> || > || enough on my hands just trying to read all the
> || > Oracle-NT
> || > || documentation. :)
> || > ||
> || > || Anyway, why wait for IOUG to start a ORACLE-NT-L?
> || > ||
> || > || As far as technical issues goes, it could easily
> || > be done on yahoo
> || > || groups (formerly "egroups.com") or some similar
> || > "free" site (e.g.,
> || > || http://www.escribe.com/ ???), or fatcity (which I
> || > know you feel is a
> || > || bit unreliable/unperformant). I know that Jared
> || > felt uncomfortable
> || > || with the old "eGroups.com" TOS (terms of
> || > service), and after I read
> || > || them, I also felt that some of the
> || > vague/legalistic terminology
> || > || sounded like it might be "funny". For instance,
> || > pat of the
> || > || eGroups.com TOS sounds like it is saying that
> || > they have rights to
> || > || claim ownership of the content of all material
> || > posted, etc. I don't
> || > || know if Jared had other concerns than privacy
> || > ones.
> || > ||
> || > || As far as the "Culture" of any Oracle-NT-L, I can
> || > see the possible
> || > || advantage of having some "weighty" expert
> || > personalities
> || > || involved. The
> || > || "culture", and therefore utility, of an email
> || > list "community" is
> || > || almost always enhanced when the list is created
> || > with a good core
> || > || group of people that can provide a sense of
> || > leadership, purpose and
> || > || vision.
> || > ||
> || > || regards,
> || > || ep
> || > ||
> || > ||
> || > || On 9 May 2001, at 23:40, Paul Drake wrote:
> || > ||
> || > || Date sent: Wed, 09 May 2001 23:40:20 -0800
> || > || To: Multiple recipients of list
> || > ORACLE-L
> || > || <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> || > ||
> || > || > I have to say that the newsgroup
> || > || comp.oracle.databases.server is much
> || > || > more NT Friendly.
> || > || > (IOUG: Did anything happen from IOUG concerning
> || > the
> || > || ORACLE-NT-L mailing
> || > || > list?)
> || > || > Not just Jonathan Lewis, but Sybrand Baker,
> || > Howard Rodgers, Ricky
> || > || > Sanchez put out some pretty good stuff.
> || > ||
> || > || ...
> || > ||
> || > ||
> || > || --
> || > || Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ:
> || > http://www.orafaq.com
> || > || --
> || > || Author: Eric D. Pierce
> || > || INET: PierceED_at_csus.edu
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