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Re: andrew & Sparc Server

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From: Gary Faulkner
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1990 19:16
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In article <8216@cbnewsh.ATT.COM>, wolf@cbnewsh.ATT.COM (thomas.wolf) writes:
> 
> I have played a bit with the andrew tools provided with the X11R4 tape and
> found that on several occasions running Andrew applications caused the
> server on my Sparc to go south.  This usually happens after the application
> has been running for awhile.
> 
> Has anyone else come across this phenomenon?  If there is a cure, can someone
> enlighten me?
> 

I have seen this too.  I basically stopped using andrew since it appeared 
to have this major problem.  It is not specific to sparcs though.  It also
crashed my vax qdss server and my sun3 server.

I'd be interested in a cure as well.  

Gary Faulkner
National Center for Supercomputing Applications - University of Illinois
Internet: garyf@mehlville.ncsa.uiuc.edu
Disclaimer:  I've only stated my opinion, not anyone elses.
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From: garyf@mehlville.ncsa.uiuc.edu (Gary Faulkner)
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Subject: Re: andrew & Sparc Server
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Date: 16 Feb 90 19:16:23 GMT
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