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From: Peter Lalor
Date: Monday, October 11, 1999
Time: 5:23:00 pm

>From: "Hazlitt Krog" <hazlitt.krog@zada.com>
>
>Perhaps this is getting a little off-topic, but does anyone know if
>the FileMaker data corruption problems mentioned below are solved by
>the latest release (v5)?

The problem is _not_ specifically related to FileMaker.

>I just went to the recently redesigned http://www.FileMaker.com/ site
>and did a search for "data corruption." Not too surprisingly, I got
>"err: no results."

A quick search of Macintouch turns up a URL of it's very own:
http://search.macintouch.com/m85_diskdamage.html

>At 11:41 PM -0700 10/9/99, Men & Mice Support wrote:
> >Once again (as with my previous two posts), this message was sent
> >10/1 but failed to appear due to a mail snafu.
> >
> >At 10:17 AM -0700 9/28/99, Peter Lalor wrote:
> >>>Peter Lalor wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > 5. OS 8.1 has a bug that can cause severe directory damage in
> >>> > disk-intensive environments. Use any other OS version.
> >>>
> >>>Do you have a reference on this?
> >>
> >>It was the bug that was best publicized pertaining to FileMaker data
> >>corruption. We proved at several sites that it occurred with
> >>CommuniGate too, and only with OS 8.1. A search of
> >>http://til.info.apple.com/ and http://www.macintouch.com/ should turn
> >>up something. You might also check the FileMaker site, as they were
> >>bitten by it hard.
> >
> >This problem also existed in 8.5 and 8.5.1. In fact, that's when it
> >got media attention, after which people pointed out that it had
> >existed beforehand. I've only ever seen it myself with 8.5.1, with a
> >corrupted FileMaker field index.
> >____________________________________________________________________
> >Chris Buxton cbuxton@menandmice.com
> >Men & Mice http://www.menandmice.com
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