Scott Wallace scott.wallace@squeakland.org is claimed by the authorities to have written:
Gamma4 replaced gamma3 on the server earlier this week, after it was discovered that gamma3 had an unusually nasty bug which could destroy the image any time a snapshot was made.
The thread concerning this -- which you probably *did* notice -- was titled "URGENT WARNING -- Don't snapshot! (was: "What is this error?")", and the gamma4 announcement came out day-before-yesterday:
Hmm, no it looks like I didn't actually get that one somehow. Very odd. Maybe my computer is getting a senile as I am?
tim