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ISP or gov database can't accept my surname
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[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.
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[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?N. Hampshire, he/him. Octopus Intelligent Go elec & Tracker gas / Vodafone BB / iD mobile. Ripple Kirk Hill member.
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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. 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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