Andy Lacey
andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Thu Jun 10 02:48:19 CDT 2004
It's a chatty list Andrew, as you know. I think "the majority of posts on this list might be considered as having little to do with Access at all" is a little harsh but certainly people who don't like a lot of chat on their list wouldn't enjoy AccessD. However, those of us who do wouldn't change it. Horses for courses. As for the Great Primary Debate, I took a look back at the first post. It looks as if Martin labelled it OT because it related to some SQL Server teaching he was doing for Oracle and Ingres programmers. But I agree with you that the resulting discussion it is totally on-topic. -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > Haslett, Andrew > Sent: 10 June 2004 08:22 > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Web Project > > > Thought it failed that requirement a while ago.... ;) > > Meanwhile we've got a topic on Primary Keys which has somehow > been labelled off topic, yet the majority of posts on this > list might be considered as having little to do with Access at all... > > Hard to recommend a list to someone when the majority of > posts (seemingly often made by the same handful of people) > are off topic or approaching 'flame war' status... which is a > shame because the on-topic 'useful' information is obviously > sourced from some quite knowledgeable humans... > > Is it that difficult for people to post these issues to > another list? The last thing anyone wants is to have to > over-moderate a list... > > Anyways... > > <ducks down and returns to hiding behind my little rock> > > A > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andy Lacey [mailto:andy at minstersystems.co.uk] > Sent: Thursday, 10 June 2004 4:34 PM > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Web Project > > Sorry Marty that didn't make it under the moderation radar. > Please everyone keep to the technical aspect of the thread > not the rightness/wrongness of HIV registers etc. I shudder > to thibk where that could lead. > > -- Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > > MartyConnelly > > Sent: 10 June 2004 05:42 > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Web Project > > > > > > Gasp. Only now is Germany starting to register HIV as an STD, > > are they > > as stupid as Canada > > where they still don't do it due to progressive politics. > > This disease > > could have been slowed > > dramatically if it it wasn't for political interference. > > Someone accidentally exposed as a homosexual is worth a thousand > > deaths elsewhere, > > is this the rational they use? I didn't care if the guy was > a raging > > queen as long as he admitted it, he was immune to blackmail. > > if the guy had five wives illegally he was open to blackmail. > > > > The security of the database unless exposed to public > > access is only > > limited to those who have access. > > I guess you will just have duplicated data, unless you have > > some means > > to differentiate names. > > Groups like WHO will just toss the data. The data obtained will be > > worthless. > > I still believe in the Duke of Wellington's remark on being > > exposed for > > sexual peccadilloes > > "Publish and be dammed" > > > > > > Gustav Brock wrote: > > > > >Hi Marty et all > > > > > >There is some discussion here on a national HIV register. > > Info kept in > > >this will, of course, be quite sensible, thus it is suggested that > > >entries are kept under anonymous Soundex code. > > > > > >But I don't quite get what the purpose should be? Why not > > just apply a > > >random key for each entry? Why would you wish some simple level of > > >grouping which is all the Soundex code can offer? > > > > > >And indeed if only the surname is used for the code - that > > will create > > >bizarre results as your example. Why are first and middle names > > >excluded? > > > > > >/gustav > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Here is an article I came across on name transliteration. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >>http://www.itworld.ca/Pages/Docbase/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=idgm > l-a8d2a7b7 > >>-7a56-43c8-87c5-2742527f8f14&Portal=E-Government > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>I like the bit > >>For example, internationally sought-after terrorist mastermind Osama > >>Bin > >>Laden has the same Soundex code (L350) as Johnny "Rotten" > Lydon, former > >>lead singer of British punk rock group The Sex Pistols > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>There is a company named Language Analysis Systems at > >>http://www.las-inc.com/ > >> > >> > > > > > > > >>Their price may be out of your league since they do FBI and > homeland > >>security work but they have some white papers that may be of use. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Marty Connelly > Victoria, B.C. > Canada > > > > -- > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/a> ccessd > Website: > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/a> ccessd > Website: > http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > IMPORTANT - > PLEASE READ ******************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may > contain information protected by law from disclosure. > If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender > immediately and delete this email from your system. > No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this > email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. 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