Came across this while debugging Oracle (dis)connections with "tusc" on Oracle 9.2.0.5.0 / HPUX 11.11 (apparently similar to "truss" on other platforms): write(8, "\09c\0\006\0\0\0\0\0deadbeef\092".., 156) read(8, "\07f\0\006\0\0\0\0\0deadbeef\0u ".., 2064) Interestingly enough, there appears to be a reason (albeit a weak one) for this: http://www.faqs.org/faqs/aix-faq/part4/section-12.html Just thought it was something for the archives, in case someone else runs over deadbeef. :) Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator rich.jesse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx QuadTech, Sussex, WI USA ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------