Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 07:57:37 -0700 From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@toybox.placo.com> To: "nawcom" <nawcom@nawcom.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: The worst error message in history belongs to... BIND9! Message-ID: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCKEDECAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> In-Reply-To: <468A15AF.1050600@nawcom.com>
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You could make it more zen-like, perhaps: "You are out of tune with the Universe, grasshopper. Continue your studies" And, if everything was correct it could issue: "awakening has been attained, entering zazen" Ted > -----Original Message----- > From: nawcom [mailto:nawcom@nawcom.com] > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:24 AM > To: Ted Mittelstaedt > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: The worst error message in history belongs to... BIND9! > > > Reminds me of a typical windows user i dealt with who saw an error about > explorer.exe and how it could not "be read" and let it slide. :-P > > using my wicked non user friendly skillz of the damned, i personally > like the concept of a simple "pebkac error" when bind refuses to start > due to a named.conf setting or similar. sortof creates a challenge, an > adventure to find what's causing the issue yourself. > > wait. i shouldn't be promoting ideas on how make things worse off on > freebsd-questions. > > pardon this useless email. > > -ben > > Ted Mittelstaedt wrote: > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > >> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Martin > >> McCormick > >> > >> Then, there is the ultimate, the "Check engine." light on the > >> modern car. > >> > > > > Check engine - CEL > > > > > >> It would be so nice if it said some indication as to > >> the seriousness of the problem so that one knows whether to get > >> it fixed now and maybe save $5,000 worth of repair costs or let > >> it slide a few days until a better time. > >> > >> > > > > Most people take the tack that if the CEL comes on and the engine > > is still running and the car still goes, that they can let it slide. > > > > Ted > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > >
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