[Info-vax] Oracle RDB 7.1.5 PRECOMP.EXE (ALPHA)

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/27/2021 8:15 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
> On 2021-01-26, abrsvc <dansabrservices at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 26 January 2021 at 13:53:17 UTC-5, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>> On 2021-01-26, Simon Clubley <clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP> wrote:
>>>> I am confused. Why can't you simply recover it from the backup of
>>>> that disk ? If you have problems with the backup command, tell us
>>>> what the problem is and we might be able to help you.
>>>>
>>>> I am assuming you have planned for what happens if the disk itself
>>>> fails, so I don't understand why you can't use those procedures to
>>>> recover the deleted file.
>>>>
>>> Ok, I went back to the message and _now_ saw the bit about no backup.
>>>
>>> To the OP, what was your plan if the disk itself failed ?
>>>
>>> If you have procedures for that, use them. If you do not, why not ?
>>
>> You do realize that the original message was posted for another, right?
> 
> Yes.
> 
>> Asking questions about how (poorly) the system is managed or backed up (is this a correct phrase?) is not relevant here.
>> Regardless of the reason for the request, a simple answer to it does not require a complete analysis or criticism of the system involved.
> 
> On the contrary, it's a perfect opportunity to point out flaws in their
> procedures that they might not have realised exist so they can be fixed.

You don think they have by now realized that a backup would have
been nice??

Arne