>>>We have an application that stores data on a Novell server.
>>>The server was shutdown while the application was still
>>>running. Several new records were lost.
>>
>>David,
>>
>>You shouldn't have to worry about these situations. Your network guys should keep the server running for years at a time without crashing.
>
>Your right, however this shutdown was planned and the network guys
>neglected to inform the users to quit the application. Suprise.

Those network guys. :-)