Re: Triggers Suck!

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2000


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 28317
interpreted = N
texte = Paul,What version are you using? I have a client that is also having weird crap happen with their triggers using version 3.0.4 (I think)- Charles >Dear Smith Micro, > >Please make sure that in the next release of WebCatalog that the >triggers work correctly on Macintosh computers. > >Currently, only triggers on our NT system work as expected. > >On the Mac OS, on Jan. 1 a trigger that sends email started to trip >every minute clogging my email and that of some others (Sorry Bob) >with a few thousands of pieces of email. I had to delete the trigger >to stop the flood. > >Now, a day after Leap Day, four other triggers started tripping as >fast as they could generating over 40,000 email files from Midnight >last night until shortly after 9 am. I have deleted the runaway >triggers. They could not be turned off. I have deleted the yet unsent >email -- over 300 megabytes of files. And I have apologized to our >effected clients, some of whom are patiently dealing with the >thousand of emails that were sent. > >Generally, triggers do not work correctly on the Mac. When they do >work, they are uncontrollable and an extreme nuisance. Triggers Suck! > >Thank you for listening to my complaint. I'd greatly appreciate it if >you could track down these problems and solve them. > >Sincerely, Paul > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Interactive Ink, Inc._\_\_ \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_ >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > >############################################################# >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to > >Send administrative queries to ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Triggers Suck! (Paul Uttermohlen 2000)
  2. Re: Triggers Suck! (Dale LaFountain 2000)
  3. Re: Triggers Suck! (Paul Uttermohlen 2000)
  4. Re: Triggers Suck! (Charles Kline 2000)
  5. Triggers Suck! (Paul Uttermohlen 2000)
Paul,What version are you using? I have a client that is also having weird crap happen with their triggers using version 3.0.4 (I think)- Charles >Dear Smith Micro, > >Please make sure that in the next release of WebCatalog that the >triggers work correctly on Macintosh computers. > >Currently, only triggers on our NT system work as expected. > >On the Mac OS, on Jan. 1 a trigger that sends email started to trip >every minute clogging my email and that of some others (Sorry Bob) >with a few thousands of pieces of email. I had to delete the trigger >to stop the flood. > >Now, a day after Leap Day, four other triggers started tripping as >fast as they could generating over 40,000 email files from Midnight >last night until shortly after 9 am. I have deleted the runaway >triggers. They could not be turned off. I have deleted the yet unsent >email -- over 300 megabytes of files. And I have apologized to our >effected clients, some of whom are patiently dealing with the >thousand of emails that were sent. > >Generally, triggers do not work correctly on the Mac. When they do >work, they are uncontrollable and an extreme nuisance. triggers Suck! > >Thank you for listening to my complaint. I'd greatly appreciate it if >you could track down these problems and solve them. > >Sincerely, Paul > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/|\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/Paul Uttermohlen, Interactive Ink, Inc._\_\_ \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ mailto:paul@ims1.com - Website Development \_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Business - _\_\_\_\_\_\_ > _/_/_/ Real Estate - _\_\_\_\_ >_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ | \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > >############################################################# >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to > >Send administrative queries to ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to Send administrative queries to Charles Kline

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