Bob - We use SQL Server, but I assume that that would be the same thing. I was thinking of that - looping connections without closing them - and am actually in the process of seeing if there are any programs where I forgot to close the connection (none found yet). That would involve some backwards code (you normally open the connection, then loop through the records) but I guess that is something that could cause problems.
Thanks - george --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "BobFilipiak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe not exactly crashing the server but you could keep penning connections > to an access database in a loop and not close any of them and that could > hang the web server. > > Depending on permissions, you might shell out and kill a process or just > stop a service and not be able to restart it. > > I remember programming on a mainframe computer that used tape drives. The > operations chief tried to tell me my program was causing parity errors on > his tape drive. I had him take the particular tape drive off line and use a > different drive for the program. Guess what? No parity error. > > > > Bob Filipiak > A question not asked > is a lost opportunity to learn. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrian Forbes - ITD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 8:53 AM > Subject: RE: [ASP] Can I Crash A Server > > > > What does he know about programming? He's a network engineer... > > > > Putting your code in a loop (ie forgetting .MoveNext) is about the worst > > thing you're likely to do. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: GLSmyth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 14 May 2004 1:09 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [ASP] Can I Crash A Server > > > > > > I have been programming with ASP for several years now, and being far > > from an expert, I feel that I have a pretty good grasp on things. We > > have a new Network Engineer on board at work and he is concerned that > > if I make a mistake in my programming, I could crash the server. > > > > I have been trying to think of ways to crash the server using ASP, > > but besides doing something intentional, I am just not able to think > > of how this could be done (truthfully, I can't even think of a way to > > do it intentionally). > > > > Is he off base that a goof in my code could bring down the server, or > > does he have a legitimate concern. I have made the occasional > > mistake of forgetting to include Movenext within a loop looking at a > > series of records, but I am just not able to come up with any > > instances. > > > > Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Cheers - > > > > george > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The contents of this email and any attachments are sent for the personal > attention > > of the addressee(s) only and may be confidential. If you are not the > intended > > addressee, any use, disclosure or copying of this email and any > attachments is > > unauthorised - please notify the sender by return and delete the message. > Any > > representations or commitments expressed in this email are subject to > contract. > > > > ntl Group Limited > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/17folB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> --------------------------------------------------------------------- Home : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages --------------------------------------------------------------------- Post : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/active-server-pages/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
