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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.uwa.edu.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoknor.edu!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!gatech!news.mathworks.com!solaris.cc.vt.edu!spcuna!ritz!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: Zombie processes eating up CPU time (was Re: Internet Service Provider) References: <3pqb92$lq2@pt9201.ped.pto.ford.com> <3pub0e$ppd@gate.sinica.edu.tw> <D941A5.659@twwells.com> <3q2k6c$lvn@nntp.msstate.edu> <D95LMu.JzG@twwells.com> Organization: Mordor International Date: Fri, 26 May 1995 03:42:01 GMT X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Message-ID: <D962A1.8KA@ritz.mordor.com> Lines: 43 T. William Wells (bill@twwells.com) wrote: : In article <3q2k6c$lvn@nntp.msstate.edu>, : Stormy Henderson <Stormy@GTLUG.ORG> wrote: : : This person posted a general work-around for the problem, which is quite a : : reasonable one (the solution, not the problem), and will definitely do the : It is a *bad* solution. It requires *more* effort than any : workable solution -- and will cause endless headaches as various : things break. There is also a maze of administrative headaches : that would have to be negotiated. I think a one line addition to the default shell environment variables was significantly less effort inducing than wading through kernel and application sources...to each his own I spose....some of us don't have the luxury of that much excess time. Judging from your posting you seem to have plenty of it. Why don't YOU offer a "workable solution" then? That would seem to make more sense than wasting typestrokes flaming a person who offered a helping hand. : : Be nice to each other... : "Nice", in my book, means not offering ill-thought out and : potentially dangerous "solutions" to problems. The proposed : solution is both of those. I found the solution to be OK given the nature of the problem and the ugliness of a "proper" fix. I'm not a unix kernel hacker and I honestly don't have time to chase the bogon down (even if I thought I could). Posting your condescending remarks in response to an honest offer of assistance just makes you look foolish. I found your remarks to be completely off base and arrogant. I would like to hope that this was just a result of you posting before your coffee break. 1/2 :-) sigh.... Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451