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Xyzzy · 2006-06-16, 15:49

During some routine maintenance today, under the influence of various narcotic medications, I accidently deleted the thread subscription database.

All this means is that if you were subscribed to a thread, you are now unsubscribed.

If you want to subscribe again there should be no problem.

I apologize for this. Thankfully, I didn't delete anything else.

(Note to self: Measure twice. Cut once.)

ewmayer · 2006-06-16, 17:17

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Originally Posted by Xyzzy

(Note to self: Measure twice. Cut once.)

But enough about your recent adventures in adult circumcision...

Xyzzy · 2006-06-16, 18:06

There is, unfortunately, no undelete in Eunuchs.

Uncwilly · 2006-06-16, 18:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

There is, unfortunately, no undelete in Eunuchs.

Funniest thing I've heard in a while

xilman · 2006-06-16, 20:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xyzzy

There is, unfortunately, no undelete in Eunuchs.

There is, however, "tar xf backup.tar"

Paul

Xyzzy · 2006-06-17, 03:17

We do have backups, but that sure is a lot of work.

If the deletion was any more serious I'd do it right and restore.

An unplanned but nice side effect is our mail queue system is running *real* smooth now.

(In the past, subscription emails tended to clog the system. I think we had several thousand subscriptions and most of them were going to people who haven't visited the forum since the last ice age.)

2006-06-16, 15:49	#1
Xyzzy Aug 2002 20700₈ Posts	Thread subscriptions... During some routine maintenance today, under the influence of various narcotic medications, I accidently deleted the thread subscription database. All this means is that if you were subscribed to a thread, you are now unsubscribed. If you want to subscribe again there should be no problem. I apologize for this. Thankfully, I didn't delete anything else. (Note to self: Measure twice. Cut once.)

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2006-06-16, 18:06	#3
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2⁶·3³·5 Posts	There is, unfortunately, no undelete in Eunuchs.

2006-06-17, 03:17	#6
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2⁶×3³×5 Posts	We do have backups, but that sure is a lot of work. If the deletion was any more serious I'd do it right and restore. An unplanned but nice side effect is our mail queue system is running real smooth now. (In the past, subscription emails tended to clog the system. I think we had several thousand subscriptions and most of them were going to people who haven't visited the forum since the last ice age.)