At 04:56 PM 6/17/99 -0700, you wrote:
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>however, it would be interesting to see an API that toggles Off the fatal
>error messages. this would allow an app to turn them off and provide its
>own error handling if it really wants to. the thing is, almost every single
>fatal error that can pop up is the result of an actual bug in an app's code.
>so if the app has the bug in the first place, why should i trust the same
>app to robustly clean itself up??
>
The operating word here is almost. The Fatals are hardcoded in, a software
switch would be a lot nicer for those appliciations that may need them.
After all, almost any sort of handling may be better than a reset.
