On the contrary -- I *DO* like the fact that the help on this list is *FREE* of charge, AND that the support on the list is better than most paid support services.
I'm just trying to figure out why my carefully and thoughtfully researched help request has gone unanswered (or even commented on) for nearly a week. Based on the other responses I've seen to what are essentially "RTFM" questions/answers, I'm stumped on why a legitimate, undocumented problem doesn't seem to be a concern to anyone but me. I'm sure that my THIRD e-mail on the subject has me looking like an ass to many people ... But at least it proved that my postings were making it to the list. It's intensely disappointing to see that the only answer I can get to a recurring instability problem on a platform that's getting as much publicity as Mac OS X Server is "Go buy a $2500 service contract and maybe you'll get an answer." It's exactly that sort of situation I'd hoped to AVOID by using a community-based product such as MySQL. Is the name changing to My$QL? I'm not saying that these guys don't deserve the cash they get from a service contract, or investment, or anything else -- MySQL is clearly a high-quality product that's worth the money. But is my question (which I can't believe describes a situation that affects ONLY myself) ... The ONLY question I've EVER posed to ANY MySQL discussion group after using MySQL as a web developer for FOUR YEARS a $2500 question? Doesn't seem like it to me, but perhaps it seems like it you folks. Thanks for the tip. -Clay ___________________________ Clay Loveless Webmaster, Crawlspace http://www.crawlspace.com/ > From: Gurhan Ozen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:15:42 -0400 > To: Clay Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: how to get support help? > > Hi Clay Loveless, > As response to your loveless messages, I would like to browse : > http://www.mysql.com/support/index.html . > > I have seen many times where people helped others for the matters that were > not documented on this list. Besides, when people are pointing help-seekers > to a documentation site, that's as an additional resource .. > > MySQL DB and the help in this list is *FREE* of charge, though the support > in the list is much better most paid support services. IF you don't like > this, why don't you pay few thousand bucks to another RDBMS and another few > thousands for its support, and see what kind of support they offer.. Make > sure to copy the response you get to this list so that we have a good laugh > amidst a busy , frustrating day, if you get a response at all.. > > Gurhan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Clay Loveless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 12:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: how to get support help? > > > 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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