Hi everyone - Forgive me if this has been asked before... how / where can I research what the various wait events mean? I'm seeing an event called "messages" and that is such a common word it is challenging for search engines to identify when I search "oracle wait event messages". __thanks p.s. using Ora10.2.0.4 on HPUX Itanium Daniel Wittry Sr. Database Administrator, Global SCI HAVI Global Solutions (http://www.HaviGS.com) P Please consider the environment before printing this email. ************************************************************************ This e-mail and any accompanying documents or files contain information that is the property of HAVI Global Solutions, that is intended solely for those to whom this e-mail is addressed (i.e., those identified in the "To" and "Cc" boxes), and that is confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any viewing, use, disclosure, forwarding, copying, or distribution of any of this information is strictly prohibited and may be subject to legal sanctions. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately of any unintended recipients, and delete the e-mail, all attachments, and all copies of both from your system. While we have taken reasonable precautions to ensure that any attachments to this e-mail have been swept for viruses, we cannot accept liability for any damage sustained as a result of software viruses. ************************************************************************