[Citadel Development] (no subject)

[IGnatius T Foobar]

 >in general blocking on shut down for blocked tcp/ip connections (for   
 >example) is another nail to the coffin for creating reliable backup   
 >strategies.   
   
 Here's a reliable backup strategy: if it doesn't shut down within 10-15 
seconds, "kill -9" the server.  We have a journaling database and it 
*will* recover.