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Re: Info from Anonymous...
Authored by: brw3sbc on Sep 29, '02 10:05:56AM

It was good to read this post, as it confirmed my experience.

I am suspicious of timing of events in OS X. I note that on occassion when I send a multipage document to my HP LaserJet, I may get back, mid-print, an error message that indicates that the printer is busy. Yes, it was busy - on that very job that created the error message. Fortunately, no action is necessary, as the job does progress to completion, and the error message is automatically withdrawn.

Also, I keep a file of the Usenet groups to which I have subscribbed. When I double-click on the file, NewsWatcher is launched, however, frequently, NW reports that it cannot communicate with the server. A quick double-click on any of the subscribed items reveals that communications is sound. I believe that some processes are getting ahead of others in the normal sequence of events, and NW is being impatient (I have alway-on DSL).

With regards to the file destruction, I suspect that the OS is not letting the server, or other process, conclude its erasure of the file before it starts to write the new. The system is still busy finishing the erasure, the write attempts to start, and fails because the system is busy, and it quits, with its false error message.




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