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Computer Glitch Leaves Some Australians Without Cash
An anonymous reader writes "National Australia Bank payments to customers were again delayed today after a computer glitch yesterday morning due to a corrupted file in its mainframe computer. Upset consumers are now demanding compensation for any fees for late mortgage and credit card payments, overdrawn accounts or bounced direct debits charged by any institutions as a result of the mess."
This actually happened on Thursday. Some people are still waiting for their money, with 40,000 or so likely to still be waiting on Monday.
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I would say its a DB2 Admin, Informatica specialist, Z/OS development specialist and the batch file creator. Most batch jobs just run.
"Doing what i can, with what i have." ~ Burt Gummer
and it's normal not to have any money on your accounts and live from payday to payday?
For some people, yes.
Welcome to the real world.
okay, the banks made an error and should compensate... but do people really find it normal not to save any money and be screwed when the tinyest thing goes wrong?
Some people don't earn enough to "save any money". When 90% of your income goes in basic and essential expenses, being able to save even 10% is a luxury not always afforded should any emergency expenses come up.
No way that was in the united states...
Companys doing the right thing... Not possible here. Or you got REALLY REALLY lucky.
Nor was it in the UK - see the direct debit guarantee. Besides, the OP didn't spell cheque right ;)
If God forks the Universe every time you roll a die, he'd better have a damned good memory.
Mainframes run neither *nix nor Windows (usually - IBM mainframes can run Linux, but that's probably rare for bank stuff)...
They don't have it; They create it on a computer. Research fiat currency and how fractional banking works. You might be shocked.
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The bible says to forgive debts every 7 years:
“At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts. And this is the form of the release: Every creditor who has lent anything to his neighbor shall release it; he shall not require it of his neighbor or his brother, because it is called the Lord’s release.” – Deuteronomy 15:1
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