Thanks for inspiring me to create a new mail filter! On Thursday 25 April 2002 01:50 pm, Clay Loveless wrote: > Erik, et. al.-- > > Thanks for all the helpful advice. > > I'll make a note that the MySQL mailing list welcomes messages from people > shrieking "HELP!!!" even though they clearly haven't bothered to read the > manual, but offers little to those who've actually tried to resolve a > problem on their own BEFORE wasting everyone else's time and bandwidth. > > This approach is contrary to other lists I'm a part of, so I'm glad you've > helped me get my mind right on how *this* list (clearly an anomaly) works. > > Anyone else offering the "buy a contract" response can save their > keystrokes, I'm now crystal clear on that solution. > > -Clay > > ___________________________ > Clay Loveless > Webmaster, Crawlspace > http://www.crawlspace.com/ > > > From: Erik Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:38:10 -0400 > > To: Clay Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: how to get support help? > > > > My advice is that you adjust your attitude. > > > > Admittedly, the signified meaning behind your requests for help are > > completely open to interpretation, and this varies across different > > cultures. So you may not even be aware that your first followup > > post/request for help carries a certain sneering sentiment. However, I > > find it hard to believe that it was not intentional in this latest > > message. > > > > From what I understand, you are welcome to purchase MySQL database > > support from a number of different companies, including MySQL AB, but > > users of open-source software are generally not -entitled- to solutions > > to their every problem. If you determine the cause of your problem, you > > could consider contributing something back to MySQL for your years of > > enjoying its use, by submitting the information to the developers. Or, > > you could look for another open source project to solve your problems > > for you, one that welcomes bitching when things don't go your way. > > > > In other words, do you want your money back? > > > > > > > > Erik > > > > On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 12:11 PM, Clay Loveless wrote: > >> At this point, I'd like to solicit tips on how I might get my support > >> related concern addressed. It seems like people panicking over things > >> that > >> are actually documented get help quickly on this list, but when issues > >> come > >> up that are NOT documented (as I've raised twice below), the issues are > >> ignored. > >> > >> So, rather than an actual answer, I'm now seeking suggestions on how the > >> hell to GET an actual answer. > >> > >> > >> Those of you who get responses to your questions, please share ... > >> What's > >> your secret? > >> > >> -Clay > >> > >> ___________________________ > >> Clay Loveless > >> Webmaster, Crawlspace > >> http://www.crawlspace.com/ > >> > >> > >> > >> ------ Forwarded Message > >> From: Clay Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 13:12:15 -0700 > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: Intermittent 1049 error in MySQL 3.23.49 > >> > >> Hello again, > >> > >> I've now been on the list long enough to determine it's not an inactive > >> list > >> ... So, I'm hoping that means that someone (perhaps one of the MySQL > >> team > >> I've seen active on the list today) may be able to address this > >> problem, as > >> it is quite a serious one. > >> > >> Is there a reason that it's not even covered in the documentation? > >> > >> I'd love to hear something back ... While I've been a MySQL user for > >> many > >> years, I'm feeling the urge to spend the time I'm spending waiting to > >> hear > >> something looking for a more stable and reliable database to run on Mac > >> OS X > >> Server. > >> > >> -Clay > >> > >> PS -- I'm running MySQL 3.23.49, but have experienced this problem in > >> other > >> MySQL versions on Mac OS X Server. > >> > >> ___________________________ > >> Clay Loveless > >> Webmaster, Crawlspace > >> http://www.crawlspace.com/ > >> > >>> From: Clay Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 17:26:25 -0700 > >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Subject: Intermittent 1049 error > >>> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> I'm running a relatively busy MySQL server on Mac OS X Server 10.1.4. > >>> MySQL > >> > >> runs on > >> > >>> a dedicated dual G4 500, with 1.5 GB of RAM and an 18GB 15k rpm > >>> Ultra160 > >>> Cheetah drive. No other services besides MySQL run on this machine. > >>> > >>> Roughly 3-5 times per day, my MySQL server suddenly "forgets" most or > >>> all of > >>> its databases, and begins claiming that they don't exist with an error > >>> 1049. > >>> > >>> I've searched the mailing list (found 3 messages with 1049 in the > >>> archives, > >>> none of which described this problem), the online docs (error 1049 > >>> isn't > >>> even mentioned), and Google (which found 150+ pages who are apparently > >>> having this same problem, but found no answers) ... > >>> > >>> I can't believe I'm the only one having this problem, but since > >>> there's no > >>> mention of it anywhere that I can find, I am beginning to wonder. > >>> > >>> Can anyone shed some light on this issue, and hopefully, offer a > >>> remedy? > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance. > >>> > >>> -Clay > >>> > >>> ( > >>> > >>> Further info -- the server hosts only about 15-20 databases, the total > >>> size > >>> of which is less than 1.5 GB. Well under 2MM records total. > >>> > >>> mysqladmin status as of this writing: > >>> Uptime: 205602 Threads: 145 Questions: 4293056 Slow queries: 0 > >>> Opens: > >>> 207 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 202 Queries per second avg: 20.880 > >>> > >>> ) > >>> > >>> ___________________________ > >>> Clay Loveless > >>> Webmaster, Crawlspace > >>> http://www.crawlspace.com/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> Before posting, please check: > >>> http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > >>> http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > >>> > >>> To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail > >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> Trouble unsubscribing? 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