FR> Because the server didn't stop. It caught the crash, notified
FR> everyone on the server that a critical error had occurred and the
FR> server would be restarted in 2 minutes, waited 2 minutes, then
FR> rebooted itself.
FR> All why we watched with open mouths.
FR> Really worked well.
GD> Cool. How does it handle client server applications? How does it close
GD> them out?
FR> By removing the server. I know, brute force. If a workstation has
FR> files open and doesn't close them, they are automatically closed when
FR> the server dismounts the volume. Which may lead to some corruption.
FR> And is the reason the server sends a message out that says the server
FR> is going down in xx minutes (configurable from 2 to 60); to give folks
FR> a chance to logoff smoothly.
Could be a problem if everyone happens to be out for lunch. Could cause
MAJOR corruption... :(
Gerry Danen
email: gdanen@accessweb.com
moderator STN.Y2K: Year 2000 issues and information
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