Erik, et. al.-- Thanks for all the helpful advice.
I'll make a note that the MySQL mailing list welcomes messages from people shrieking "HELP!!!" even though they clearly haven't bothered to read the manual, but offers little to those who've actually tried to resolve a problem on their own BEFORE wasting everyone else's time and bandwidth. This approach is contrary to other lists I'm a part of, so I'm glad you've helped me get my mind right on how *this* list (clearly an anomaly) works. Anyone else offering the "buy a contract" response can save their keystrokes, I'm now crystal clear on that solution. -Clay ___________________________ Clay Loveless Webmaster, Crawlspace http://www.crawlspace.com/ > From: Erik Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 13:38:10 -0400 > To: Clay Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: how to get support help? > > My advice is that you adjust your attitude. > > Admittedly, the signified meaning behind your requests for help are > completely open to interpretation, and this varies across different > cultures. So you may not even be aware that your first followup > post/request for help carries a certain sneering sentiment. However, I > find it hard to believe that it was not intentional in this latest > message. > > From what I understand, you are welcome to purchase MySQL database > support from a number of different companies, including MySQL AB, but > users of open-source software are generally not -entitled- to solutions > to their every problem. If you determine the cause of your problem, you > could consider contributing something back to MySQL for your years of > enjoying its use, by submitting the information to the developers. Or, > you could look for another open source project to solve your problems > for you, one that welcomes bitching when things don't go your way. > > In other words, do you want your money back? > > > > Erik > > > > On Thursday, April 25, 2002, at 12:11 PM, Clay Loveless wrote: > >> 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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