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The Oracle FAQ provides independent         and useful information on Oracle products to the Oracle DBA         and Developer community.Originator: faqserv@penguin-lust.mit.eduDate: 21 May 2006 04:23:47 GMTLines: 143NNTP-Posting-Host: penguin-lust.mit.eduX-Trace: 1148185427 senator-bedfellow.mit.edu 572 18.181.0.29Xref: cs.uu.nl comp.databases.oracle.server:314512 comp.databases.oracle.tools:96678 comp.databases.oracle.misc:161202 comp.databases.oracle.marketplace:239888 comp.answers:63886 news.answers:305770http://www.doag.org/orafaq/   - Germanyhttp://www.orafaq.com/        - USA (St. Louis)http://www.orafaq.net/        - USA (Texas)http://www.orafaq.org/        - USA (Michigan)We recommend you select the site closest to you to preventcongestion on the Internet and overloading of any particularserver. If one of the above servers is inaccessible, pleaseuse one of the other mirror sites.Take note of the last modification date on these sites (listedon the first page). 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