jdow wrote:
From: "Thomas Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 08:31 -0700, Loren Wilton wrote:
Usually a high load average means that a spamd child suddenly (or possibly slowly) got fat, and you are out of memory and thrashing to beat the band.
[snip]
Again, study what causes the problem. Experiment gently if you must
to characterize it properly. Then solve it. Don't reboot. That just
defers the problem. It's like paying blackmail money. The blackmailers never go away. And it's a constant drain.
You will enjoy reading about the "Dane-Geld"; http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/dane_geld.html
Or listen to it, as sung by Michael Longcor
[snip]
4) Live happily ever after or at least until the next crisis, which most likely will not be a repeat of this one.
This is one of the tricks of old age guile that allows us old folks to defeat youth and enthusiasm. {^_-}
{^_^}
-- Martin G. Diehl
Visit my online gallery: Renderosity, a 3D Artist's Community http://www.renderosity.com/gallery.ez?ByArtist=Yes&Artist=MGD
So much wisdom and knowledge -- so little time and bandwidth. --MGD
Reality: That which remains after you stop thinking about it. --inspired by P. K. Dick
