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Known Connectivity Issues Related to "General Network Error" Error Messages
White Papers This webcast provides information about the most common issues that are known to cause "General Network Error" error messages in client-side applications when connecting to SQL Server.
[March 3, 2005, 23:00]
Symantec withdraws Norton patch after error reports
News Symantec is providing a fix for customers who received error messages after a patch deployment went awry for some Norton users, the company said on Tuesday. Some customers received error messages saying that there was a problem with the Symantec...
[August 26, 2009, 9:23]
Why Microsoft software is driving me nuts
Talkback If Microsoft paid attention to better error messages and error handling, that would detract attention from developing all those cool widgets that IT managers love to brag about to their peers (assuming they a.understand their benefits and b.don't...
[December 5, 2003, 13:00]
Easier C++: An Introduction to Concepts
White Papers Every C++ programmer has had one of those days: A simple use of a template library turns into a nightmare, with pages upon pages of error messages streaming out of the compiler. This paper is not about C++ template error messages, but they are...
[November 29, 2008, 23:00]
Improved Error Reporting for Software That Uses Black-Box Components
White Papers End-users take the cryptic error messages given to them by programs and struggle to fix their problems using search engines and support websites. The paper evaluates a prototype Clarify system on ambiguous error messages generated by large, modern...
[April 18, 2007, 1:00]
Pocket IRC
Downloads New In Version 1.2.5 Landscape and Square mode screen supportOptional message timestampsServer channel listing and improved channel favouritesChannel windows remain open on kick, quit or disconnection, allowing easy rejoin and no loss of textMore...
[September 28, 2002, 8:00]
MSDN Webcast: Application-Level Attacks: Parameter Manipulation and Error Trapping (Level 300)
White Papers It also shows how a hacker can gather sensitive data using unhandled exceptions and common elements such as error messages, and how to prevent these attacks by appropriately handling errors and disabling default error messages.
[June 9, 2006, 0:00]
MSDN Webcast: Preventing Attacks at the Application Level: Parameter Manipulation and Error Trapping (Level 300)
White Papers This webcast also explains how a hacker can gather sensitive data using unhandled exceptions and common elements like error messages. Attendee will learn how to prevent these attacks by appropriately handling errors and disabling default error...
[October 5, 2007, 1:00]
Expired VeriSign certificates cause confusion
News As a result, users attempting to establish SSL session with sites that had not updated their CA certificates may start encountering error messages," said VeriSign in a statement. There is no security danger, and users who ignore these error...
[January 9, 2004, 12:59]
Security flaw throws SSL back on quick-fix drawing board
News Although there are no known real-world attacks taking advantage of this SSL flaw, software vendors promise to have patches that mask the error messages. The Lucent researcher, Daniel Bleichenbacher, who works in the secure systems research...
[June 29, 1998, 9:19]
Flashmode
Downloads An important feature is that tex syntax errors don't cause any error messages or disruptions of any kind, i.e.the pdf gets never corrupted, at least the pdf viewer is never aware of it, and the last refreshment is always visible; the pdf...
[January 6, 2009, 2:35]
Report gives thumbs down to e-voting
News On election day, ORG observed problems with e-voting, including unreliable laptops at polling stations in Swindon, incorrect displays and problems with error messages in Rushmoor, and trouble casting votes in Sheffield.
[June 22, 2007, 9:16]
Network Solutions accused of privacy breach
News This would seem to rule out a one-time error. A Network Solutions representative blamed the mix-up on "human error. In terms of this going out, that was a human error," said spokesman Patrick Burns, referring to the attachment viewed by CNET News.com.
[June 21, 2001, 9:19]
Defender of the Linux faith
News If somebody wants to obfuscate the fact that they have used the [GPL-licensed] source code, they can write a program to automatically change the error messages or strings. You can often spot error messages or function names from GPL-licensed code.
[March 17, 2005, 12:35]
NCC grasps at straws to save telecom consumers in limbo- Part 1
Blog The several attempts I made to recharge my mobile phone to the tune of N55 ended in a fiasco, with messages like "network error", "this card has been used" popping up several times. Every time one tries to send a text message, Starcom returns...
[March 10, 2008, 9:03]
MSN blocks email from rival ISPs
News Once notified of the error by the two ISPs, MSN moved the IP addresses "over to a safe list immediately", according to a Microsoft spokeswoman. Antispammers say that MSN's action in blocking the rival ISPs was likely caused by human error.
[March 3, 2003, 8:10]
Ease your JavaScript testing and debugging load
News The error messages (as with most JavaScript errors) leave much to be desired, but they do let you know which errors occur. This error is common, especially when developers are moving back-and-forth between languages like VB.NET and others that have...
[May 8, 2006, 12:35]
CA warns 'Plage2000' is in the wild
News Possible cause: file transfer error WinZip self-Extractor -- worm name:worm name -- Application Error The exception unknown software exception (0xc00000fd) occurred in the application . Extracting this will cause one of the following 2 messages to...
[January 17, 2000, 9:47]
Outlook horror stories review
Reviews Every few hours or so, I try to send email, only to be stopped in my tracks by a stupid error message: 'Your mailbox is over its size limit'. Finally I'll free up enough space to send the email, only to get the same error again a few hours later!
[September 24, 2004, 12:25]
Talking PCs make progress
News At the moment, machines have an error rate that is five to 10 times higher, according to various estimates. If a computer has access to video of the speaker, error rates drop by 80 percent or more in noisy environments where the sound feed can be...
[July 9, 2003, 11:17]
