I think a lot of people are just scared of the word "abort", no matter how you explain it. Perhaps they'd be less resistant if it was changed to something less frightening like "shutdown norollback", or "shutdown immediate_and_i_really_mean_immediate" :) -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeremiah Wilton I am really surprised and disappointed by the wild theoretical conjecture that accompanies the steadfast resistance to 'abort'. Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l