My favorite urban legend about oracle is that oracle is trying to cache rollback segment extents instead of blocks. That has resulted in rollback segments with a gazillion of small extents.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Freeman, Robert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:43 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: Fav. Urban Legend... > > > I'm putting the final touches on my IOUG-A presentation (I > got an extension > for those who > realize that I'm late on it!)... I'm doing Oracle Urban > Legends. I've got > several in my presentation but I thought I'd ask here, before > I put the > presentation to bed, what your favorite (or the one you find the most > irritating) Oracle Urban legend was.... > > RF > > Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP > Oracle DBA Technical Lead > CSX Midtier Database Administration > > The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's > conscience can > take his freedom away from him. > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Freeman, Robert > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Gogala, Mladen INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
