On 12/12/2011 11:24 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > >> On Monday, December 12, 2011 08:50:55 AM Mark Wendt did opine: >> >> >>> What amazes the heck out of me more often than not, is the fact >>> that I'm working at the "Naval Research Lab", emphasis on "Research." >>> That research demands a computing technology at a pretty high level, and >>> the Lab has been at the forefront for years on cutting edge computer >>> technology. >>> > Well, I have been a sysadmin or systems developer for over 30 years. I > remember a long time > ago purging a VMS directory and wiping out most of a month's billing > records before I > realized THAT directory was not to be purged. I was kind of late to hit > ctrl/C, but saved > some of the billing. My boss was NOT happy about that! > > Jon > Ooops! Thank goodness for backups, right? Right? ;-)
And slap silly the person who wrote the software that didn't create the files with date/time stamp info in the file name, relying rather on VMS's numbered versioning to differentiate between the files. Numbered versioning was designed for folks editing files and having prior versions around in case the new files hosed something. My rule for purging was to do it only when i was sure I had a working version of a command procedure, document, or whatever I was working on. Never, ever, ever rely on versioning to differentiate between different files. ;-) Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft is holding a special Learn Windows Azure training event for developers. It will provide a great way to learn Windows Azure and what it provides. You can attend the event by watching it streamed LIVE online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
