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11/05/2005 1:00 AM  
FYI

Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive stress tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360

Cheers,
Jorge
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11/05/2005 5:09 AM  
Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
tight drive.


Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
FYI

Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive stress tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360

Cheers,
Jorge
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rkingsla@xxxx.yyy

11/06/2005 3:05 AM  
Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that
>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of
>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
>--
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
>>
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rkingsla@xxxx.yyy

11/06/2005 3:07 AM  
Ken, I agree completely.

What I find very interesting in reading this KB is that it appears that the
problem did NOT exist pre-Windows Server 2003 SP1, and that a series of very
specific conditions need to be met. The third seems to be the element that
makes this more unlikely to occur - "The scenario involves approximately
1000 simultaneous delete, create, or extend operations on files".

What I find most interesting about this KB, and kudos to our stress team -
is it seems that we discovered this internally and that no scale of customer
impact seems to have occurred. (I don't know this for fact to be true - I
just suspect it to be so because some of the Lists that I monitor internally
haven't notified us of a large scale impact.)

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:26 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Frankly my expectation from a file system that's marked as being robust and
enterprise ready is that you should lose nothing if the drive is "almost
full", and the file system should shut down gracefully if the drive is full,
especially in normal situations.

Sysadmins should not have to worry that they'll lose data to corruption if
the drive is "almost full" in the normal course of events. If you're doing
something like the extreme use cases noted in the KB article, then that's
possibly a different situation, but in that type of situation you're
probably monitoring your disks with an eagle eye anyway. Additionally,
Microsoft is correct to warn that a potential issue does exist.

Cheers
Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2005 3:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too tight
drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

>FYI
>
>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive stress
tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>
>Cheers,
>Jorge

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11/06/2005 4:19 AM  
Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved" view
of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't seem to be
very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.

At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He relates
that he's always interested when it's flood season in the Midwest. The same
people that got flooded out last year get flooded out this year, repaint,
re-carpet and move back in.

Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand that if
they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma is floating
down the river with a canary on her head.

That's why we say things like:

"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.

Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that will
call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive has a
problem.

I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that most
Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of words and
verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand because folks are
just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address the obvious because in
segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too tight
drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

>FYI
>
>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive stress
tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>
>Cheers,
>Jorge
>
>
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11/06/2005 4:31 AM  
Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.
At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't
be complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things
might happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.


Rick Kingslan wrote:
Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved" view
of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't seem to be
very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.

At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He relates
that he's always interested when it's flood season in the Midwest. The same
people that got flooded out last year get flooded out this year, repaint,
re-carpet and move back in.

Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand that if
they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma is floating
down the river with a canary on her head.

That's why we say things like:

"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.

Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that will
call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive has a
problem.

I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that most
Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of words and
verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand because folks are
just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address the obvious because in
segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.

Rick [msft]
--
Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...
-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too tight

drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:


FYI

Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive stress

tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360

Cheers,
Jorge
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11/06/2005 4:58 AM  
Not that he isn't clever and funny, but I don't think George Carlin has
written any new material in 20 years.

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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 8:19 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved" view
of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't seem to be
very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.

At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He relates
that he's always interested when it's flood season in the Midwest. The same
people that got flooded out last year get flooded out this year, repaint,
re-carpet and move back in.

Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand that if
they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma is floating
down the river with a canary on her head.

That's why we say things like:

"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.

Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that will
call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive has a
problem.

I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that most
Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of words and
verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand because folks are
just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address the obvious because in
segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too tight
drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

>FYI
>
>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>stress
tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>
>Cheers,
>Jorge
>
>
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11/06/2005 6:26 AM  
Frankly my expectation from a file system that's marked as being robust and
enterprise ready is that you should lose nothing if the drive is "almost
full", and the file system should shut down gracefully if the drive is full,
especially in normal situations.

Sysadmins should not have to worry that they'll lose data to corruption if
the drive is "almost full" in the normal course of events. If you're doing
something like the extreme use cases noted in the KB article, then that's
possibly a different situation, but in that type of situation you're probably
monitoring your disks with an eagle eye anyway. Additionally, Microsoft is
correct to warn that a potential issue does exist.

Cheers
Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2005 3:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
tight drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

>FYI
>
>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive stress
tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>
>Cheers,
>Jorge

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rkingsla@xxxx.yyy

11/06/2005 9:18 AM  
All -

I've been informed by more than a few folks on this list that I am, for the
most part, completely and utterly wrong on this topic.

I apologize for any and all misinformation that I have conveyed, and will
refrain from posting on topics that I don't have complete and total
knowledge of the full circumstances surrounding the issue.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:06 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Ken, I agree completely.

What I find very interesting in reading this KB is that it appears that the
problem did NOT exist pre-Windows Server 2003 SP1, and that a series of very
specific conditions need to be met. The third seems to be the element that
makes this more unlikely to occur - "The scenario involves approximately
1000 simultaneous delete, create, or extend operations on files".

What I find most interesting about this KB, and kudos to our stress team -
is it seems that we discovered this internally and that no scale of customer
impact seems to have occurred. (I don't know this for fact to be true - I
just suspect it to be so because some of the Lists that I monitor internally
haven't notified us of a large scale impact.)

Rick [msft]
--
Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...


-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:26 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Frankly my expectation from a file system that's marked as being robust and
enterprise ready is that you should lose nothing if the drive is "almost
full", and the file system should shut down gracefully if the drive is full,
especially in normal situations.

Sysadmins should not have to worry that they'll lose data to corruption if
the drive is "almost full" in the normal course of events. If you're doing
something like the extreme use cases noted in the KB article, then that's
possibly a different situation, but in that type of situation you're
probably monitoring your disks with an eagle eye anyway. Additionally,
Microsoft is correct to warn that a potential issue does exist.

Cheers
Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2005 3:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too tight
drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

>FYI
>
>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>stress
tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>
>Cheers,
>Jorge

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11/06/2005 9:35 AM  
Being blonde every now and then comes with technology.


Rick Kingslan wrote:

All -
I've been informed by more than a few folks on this list that I am, for the
most part, completely and utterly wrong on this topic.

I apologize for any and all misinformation that I have conveyed, and will
refrain from posting on topics that I don't have complete and total
knowledge of the full circumstances surrounding the issue.

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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 9:06 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Ken, I agree completely.
What I find very interesting in reading this KB is that it appears that the
problem did NOT exist pre-Windows Server 2003 SP1, and that a series of very
specific conditions need to be met. The third seems to be the element that
makes this more unlikely to occur - "The scenario involves approximately
1000 simultaneous delete, create, or extend operations on files".

What I find most interesting about this KB, and kudos to our stress team -
is it seems that we discovered this internally and that no scale of customer
impact seems to have occurred. (I don't know this for fact to be true - I
just suspect it to be so because some of the Lists that I monitor internally
haven't notified us of a large scale impact.)

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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Schaefer
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 12:26 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Frankly my expectation from a file system that's marked as being robust and
enterprise ready is that you should lose nothing if the drive is "almost
full", and the file system should shut down gracefully if the drive is full,
especially in normal situations.

Sysadmins should not have to worry that they'll lose data to corruption if
the drive is "almost full" in the normal course of events. If you're doing
something like the extreme use cases noted in the KB article, then that's
possibly a different situation, but in that type of situation you're
probably monitoring your disks with an eagle eye anyway. Additionally,
Microsoft is correct to warn that a potential issue does exist.

Cheers
Ken

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, 6 November 2005 3:08 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Is it me or is that a dumb KB?

"A volume is full or almost full."

Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too tight

drive.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:


FYI

Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
stress

tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360

Cheers,
Jorge


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11/07/2005 5:28 AM  
The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that
>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of
>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
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11/07/2005 8:12 AM  
Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this thread
have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because of
missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you want
to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that
>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of
>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
>--
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
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11/07/2005 9:45 AM  
Wow, that's pretty harsh, don't you think?

Are only MS employees and Directory Services MVPs allowed to make
smart-ass comments or have opinions?

Ed is a very well known and well respected Exchange MVP.

And he happens to be right, in my opinion. Any Exchange administrator
should be well aware of what the status of his last backup was. And if
it failed, he should be fixing it. And if he doesn't, then he is at
fault if any problems arise due to that. A log volume filling up because
of a failed backup is pure negligence.

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this
thread have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything
original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because
of missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you
want to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

Rick
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley
[MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that
holds your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the
admin at all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't
page the person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person
chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't
be complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things
might happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that

>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of

>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious -
isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
>--
>Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,

>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
>>
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>>
>>
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11/07/2005 10:17 AM  
Not in defense of Rick ...but .....

I think his reaction stems from the history of THIS list. IMO, this list
tended to refrain from caustic/sarcastic responses as much as possible.

I think Ed's style is "unique" to this list. It does play well on the
Exchange List, but it becomes a "culture shock" of sort to people who have
been on ActiveDir for long.


Sincerely,

Dèjì Akómöláfé, MCSE+M MCSA+M MCT
Microsoft MVP - Directory Services
www.readymaids.com - we know IT
www.akomolafe.com
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Yesterday? -anon

________________________________

From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Michael B. Smith
Sent: Mon 11/7/2005 1:33 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Wow, that's pretty harsh, don't you think?

Are only MS employees and Directory Services MVPs allowed to make
smart-ass comments or have opinions?

Ed is a very well known and well respected Exchange MVP.

And he happens to be right, in my opinion. Any Exchange administrator
should be well aware of what the status of his last backup was. And if
it failed, he should be fixing it. And if he doesn't, then he is at
fault if any problems arise due to that. A log volume filling up because
of a failed backup is pure negligence.

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this
thread have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything
original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because
of missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you
want to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

Rick
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley
[MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that
holds your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the
admin at all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't
page the person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person
chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
on NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't
be complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things
might happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that

>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of

>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious -
isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
>--
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>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,

>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
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11/07/2005 11:26 AM  
Rick -

I was replying to your assertion:

"Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds your log files might
experience this issue with no fault of the admin at all."

An admin may not be at fault because a backup doesn't occur, with that I
agree. However, an admin not knowing that the scheduled backups did not
occur and not monitoring that the log volume sufficiently to know that it is
running out of space is very much at fault. I didn't say anything about
beating; that would solely be at your discretion.

As to my George Carlin remark, it was intended to be sarcasticly humorous; I
apologize if it missed the mark in your perception, and to anyone else on
this list who might have been offended by it.

I'm an eight-or-nine-year Exchange MVP, and a senior technology consultant
for a large multinational technology corporation. I joined this list
because a fellow Exchange MVP recommended it as being THE place to discuss
Active Directory. Nice to meet you. Who are you?

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this thread
have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because of
missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you want
to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

Rick
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
--
Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...


-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that
>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of
>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
>--
>Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
>>
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11/07/2005 11:44 AM  
Taking offline... I only berate joe in public... (he fights nasty, too.
Spits, eye gouges, hair pulling and all...)

Forgot about that when I replied earlier.

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:25 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Rick -

I was replying to your assertion:

"Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds your log files might
experience this issue with no fault of the admin at all."

An admin may not be at fault because a backup doesn't occur, with that I
agree. However, an admin not knowing that the scheduled backups did not
occur and not monitoring that the log volume sufficiently to know that it is
running out of space is very much at fault. I didn't say anything about
beating; that would solely be at your discretion.

As to my George Carlin remark, it was intended to be sarcasticly humorous; I
apologize if it missed the mark in your perception, and to anyone else on
this list who might have been offended by it.

I'm an eight-or-nine-year Exchange MVP, and a senior technology consultant
for a large multinational technology corporation. I joined this list
because a fellow Exchange MVP recommended it as being THE place to discuss
Active Directory. Nice to meet you. Who are you?

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this thread
have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because of
missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you want
to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

Rick
--
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
--
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that
>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of
>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
>--
>Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
>>
>>This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended
>>
>>
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11/07/2005 11:46 AM  
BTW - just so no one thinks anything different, I was a bit harsh with Ed.
Apologies from me are, well, too often these days. I'm not going to burden
the list with this....

This one thread has gone WAAAAY too far.

I would ask that it be allowed to die.

Thanks.

Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 5:25 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Rick -

I was replying to your assertion:

"Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds your log files might
experience this issue with no fault of the admin at all."

An admin may not be at fault because a backup doesn't occur, with that I
agree. However, an admin not knowing that the scheduled backups did not
occur and not monitoring that the log volume sufficiently to know that it is
running out of space is very much at fault. I didn't say anything about
beating; that would solely be at your discretion.

As to my George Carlin remark, it was intended to be sarcasticly humorous; I
apologize if it missed the mark in your perception, and to anyone else on
this list who might have been offended by it.

I'm an eight-or-nine-year Exchange MVP, and a senior technology consultant
for a large multinational technology corporation. I joined this list
because a fellow Exchange MVP recommended it as being THE place to discuss
Active Directory. Nice to meet you. Who are you?

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this thread
have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because of
missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you want
to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

Rick
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
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-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, improved"
>view of the way that Microsoft communicates things, no - it doesn't
>seem to be very dumb at all. The statement and the KB, that is.
>
>At this moment, I'm watching George Carlin's new HBO special. He
>relates that he's always interested when it's flood season in the
>Midwest. The same people that got flooded out last year get flooded
>out this year, repaint, re-carpet and move back in.
>
>Next season - it will be the same thing. They just won't understand
>that if they live on the flood plain, you can't complain that Grandma
>is floating down the river with a canary on her head.
>
>That's why we say things like:
>
>"A volume is full or almost full." your NTFS just MIGHT have problems.
>
>Because there are just those same folks on the Midwest flood plain that
>will call PSS really upset that their full or almost full NTFS drive
>has a problem.
>
>I'm not saying that the people that call are stupid. I am saying that
>most Insurance policies and contracts, as well as EULAs - have a ton of
>words and verbiage that only the well trained lawyer can understand
>because folks are just.... well, litigious. And, you have to address
>the obvious because in segments of the population - the obvious - isn't.
>
>Rick [msft]
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley,
>CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
>Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 11:08 AM
>To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption
>on NTFS volumes
>
>Is it me or is that a dumb KB?
>
>"A volume is full or almost full."
>
>Yeah data will start getting screwed up when you have that situation.
>In SBSland we lose our CAL licenses and other such fun things on a too
>tight drive.
>
>
>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>
>
>
>>FYI
>>
>>Potential file corruption problem on NTFS volumes during extensive
>>stress
>>
>>
>tests in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
>
>
>>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;909360
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Jorge
>>
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11/07/2005 11:49 AM  
This is a great place to discuss AD. Many of us who participate in this DL
actively are good friends and often chat outside of here - we know each
other's personalities, etc.

When you're new someplace, at least in my opinion, it's not worth walking in
and acting like hot shit on the first day. Get to know the people here and
the culture on this list. As someone else said, generally the attitude of
this list is not smart ass commentary. When it is, it's those of us who are
friends making fun of each other.

Pissing off people who are respected and long time members of a community
you're new to is not the best way to get your foot in IMHO.
Thanks,
Brian Desmond
brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

c - 312.731.3132



-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 6:25 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Rick -

I was replying to your assertion:

"Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds your log files might
experience this issue with no fault of the admin at all."

An admin may not be at fault because a backup doesn't occur, with that I
agree. However, an admin not knowing that the scheduled backups did not
occur and not monitoring that the log volume sufficiently to know that it is
running out of space is very much at fault. I didn't say anything about
beating; that would solely be at your discretion.

As to my George Carlin remark, it was intended to be sarcasticly humorous; I
apologize if it missed the mark in your perception, and to anyone else on
this list who might have been offended by it.

I'm an eight-or-nine-year Exchange MVP, and a senior technology consultant
for a large multinational technology corporation. I joined this list
because a fellow Exchange MVP recommended it as being THE place to discuss
Active Directory. Nice to meet you. Who are you?

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 12:11 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Ed -

With all due respect, both posts that you've made in response to this thread
have been negative (George Carlin hasn't written anything original... Blah,
blah...) and the fact that I mention that I should beat my admin because of
missing a backup. How I choose to treat my employees is my business.

I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to defend myself to you.

Please. If you have nothing of value to add - don't respond. If you want
to be a valued member of the list - try being nice.

Or, if it's just me you don't like - filter me out of your list.

I really don't appreciate the off-handed, single thought retorts.

Who ARE you, anyway?

Rick
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Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...


-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Crowley [MVP]
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 11:28 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

The admin is not at fault because he wasn't aware that the backup didn't
complete? You're an awfully forgiving boss.

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T

-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rick Kingslan
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:04 AM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Work with Exchange much? Miss one or two backups and that volume that holds
your log files might experience this issue with no fault of the admin at
all. (Well, except for the fact that your backup system didn't page the
person in charge to notify it didn't run... Or, that person chose not to
respond.)

Regardless... Poo-poo happens. At least, now they know.

Rick [msft]
--
Posting is provided "AS IS", and confers no rights or warranties ...


-----Original Message-----
From: ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ActiveDir-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA
aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2005 10:30 PM
To: ActiveDir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] FYI: MS-KBQ909360 - Potential file corruption on
NTFS volumes

Not dumb for Microsoft.... dumb for the Admin to get the drive in that
condition and need a KB to wack them upside the head.

At the end of the day... it's my responsibility for my network. I won't be
complaining to Microsoft that they didn't warn me that bad things might
happen if I don't keep nice breathing room on my drives.

Rick Kingslan wrote:

>Hmmm. I guess I see this in a different light. In my "new, im