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ISP or gov database can't accept my surname

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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,930
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    edited 24 January 2025 at 5:59PM
    [Deleted User] said:
    Might be for the best. People with names like Null have also found that they break many computer systems.

    Well on Windows Nul is a reserved word for legacy reasons so if the database in question is accessed via Windows (which it probably will be) and there is a need to create a temporary file called Nul en-route to tshoving it in the main database, Windows will just say yeah you're not having that.
  • QrizB
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    edited 24 January 2025 at 5:59PM
    [Deleted User] said:
    Might be for the best. People with names like Null have also found that they break many computer systems.
    Why am I put in mind of little Bobby Tables?
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  • onomatopoeia99
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    edited 24 January 2025 at 5:59PM
    QrizB said:
    [Deleted User] said:
    Might be for the best. People with names like Null have also found that they break many computer systems.
    Why am I put in mind of little Bobby Tables?

    I came here to post that link o:) .  There is a company registered in the UK (which you can find on the Companies House website) with a name like ';DROP TABLE `Companies` --
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