RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
I checked and it works like a charm. Here is the PL/SQL block that I ran: 11:00:47 SQL select sid,serial# from v$session where username='SCOTT'; SIDSERIAL# -- -- 10535 Elapsed: 00:00:00.50 11:01:10 SQL ed 1 11:01:32 SQL / SIDSERIAL# -- -- 10535 Elapsed: 00:00:00.60 11:01:34 SQL @1 11:01:39 SQL declare 11:01:39 2 kill varchar2(2000) := 'alter system kill session ''10,535'''; 11:01:39 3 begin 11:01:39 4 execute immediate kill; 11:01:39 5 end; 11:01:39 6 / PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. Elapsed: 00:00:00.60 11:01:39 SQL -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 12:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Are you sure that "execute immediate" doesn't support "alter system" command? Maybe it's a bug? Which version, which OS? -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:10 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi All, Further to that, it is necessary to use DBMS_SQL or native dynamic SQL for this as PL/SQL does not support ALTER SYSTEM directly. @ Regards, @ Steve Adams @ http://www.ixora.com.au/ @ http://www.christianity.net.au/ -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2001 3:37 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user hth connor --- lerobe - Lee Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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: Steve Adams 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). -- 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)
RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Thanks to all who replied. Regards Lee -Original Message- Sent: 18 April 2001 00:10 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi All, Further to that, it is necessary to use DBMS_SQL or native dynamic SQL for this as PL/SQL does not support ALTER SYSTEM directly. @ Regards, @ Steve Adams @ http://www.ixora.com.au/ @ http://www.christianity.net.au/ -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2001 3:37 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user hth connor --- lerobe - Lee Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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: Steve Adams 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). The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: lerobe - Lee Robertson 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).
RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Are you sure that "execute immediate" doesn't support "alter system" command? Maybe it's a bug? Which version, which OS? -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:10 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi All, Further to that, it is necessary to use DBMS_SQL or native dynamic SQL for this as PL/SQL does not support ALTER SYSTEM directly. @ Regards, @ Steve Adams @ http://www.ixora.com.au/ @ http://www.christianity.net.au/ -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2001 3:37 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user hth connor --- lerobe - Lee Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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: Steve Adams 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).
RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Native dinamic SQL is execute immediate. Alex Hillman -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 12:46 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Are you sure that "execute immediate" doesn't support "alter system" command? Maybe it's a bug? Which version, which OS? -Original Message- Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 7:10 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi All, Further to that, it is necessary to use DBMS_SQL or native dynamic SQL for this as PL/SQL does not support ALTER SYSTEM directly. @ Regards, @ Steve Adams @ http://www.ixora.com.au/ @ http://www.christianity.net.au/ -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2001 3:37 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user hth connor --- lerobe - Lee Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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: Steve Adams 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Hillman, Alex 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).
RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Lee, In short, you can't achieve this within Oracle domain short of granting ALTER SYSTEM to user in question or going via PL/SQL procedure owned by other, more protectedschema. However, a tool like TOAD will provide similar capability for you - a user is capable to "cancel" long running queries. I'm guessing that is the desired goal in any case. HTH, Gary Weber -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of lerobe - Lee RobertsonSent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:26 AMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Ability for non DBA user to kill session. All, Is there a method forallowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel: 0191 525 7344 Fax: 0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication isconfidential, is intended only for the use of the recipientnamed above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you arehereby notified that any dissemination, distribution orcopying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computersystem.
Re: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user hth connor --- lerobe - Lee Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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).
Re: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
I don't think you can kill yourself anymore, at least in 8.1.6. Even as a DBA, Oracle wouldn't let me off myself... Note to ALL: ENOUGH WITH THE POLITICAL CLAPTRAP ALREADY!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/17/01 11:26AM All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Tim Sawmiller 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).
RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Hello, Li, I believe, stored procedure is the best and simplyest way for this purpose. There is nothing wrong giving ALTER SYSTEM to _procedure owner_. End user will be limited to execute this procedure only, and will not require ALTER SYSTEM for him/herself. Best regards, Vadim Gorbounov Oracle DBA -Original Message-From: lerobe - Lee Robertson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2001 11:26 AMTo: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-LSubject: Ability for non DBA user to kill session. All, Is there a method forallowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel: 0191 525 7344 Fax: 0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication isconfidential, is intended only for the use of the recipientnamed above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you arehereby notified that any dissemination, distribution orcopying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computersystem.
RE: Ability for non DBA user to kill session.
Hi All, Further to that, it is necessary to use DBMS_SQL or native dynamic SQL for this as PL/SQL does not support ALTER SYSTEM directly. @ Regards, @ Steve Adams @ http://www.ixora.com.au/ @ http://www.christianity.net.au/ -Original Message- Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2001 3:37 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Create a procedure as SYS (or someone else powerful) which does the 'alter system' and then grant just the proc to the user hth connor --- lerobe - Lee Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, Is there a method for allowing a non DBA user to kill their own (and only their own) session. I have had a trawl through Metalink and have seen various methods (using procedures) of doing it but all of these appear to rely on granting the alter system role to the user. Oracle 8.0.5.0.0 Compaq Tru64 4.0f Regards Lee Lee Robertson Acxiom Tel:0191 525 7344 Fax:0191 525 7007 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The information contained in this communication is confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please re-send this communication to the sender and delete the original message or any copy of it from your computer system. = Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= 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: Steve Adams 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).