Questions regarding a PANIC situation

Hi,

Last week, we experienced 2 KERNEL PANIC error on our SCO Unix 5.0.7
server within a 2 hour span. So I called our sofware support which is
OGC using running on an Informix Database. Within 5 minutes I had as
answer that the problem was an Hardware issue. Since the server is
supported by another supplier, I then called them. They told me that
such of a problem could be software as well. Not only hardware like
the SCO site posts here.

Why did my UNIX kernel "panic"?

They mentionned for example that a FTP command could make the server
PANIC! So I went back to the OGC software provider and told them that
we couldn't find any evidence within logs and everything of the source
of the problem happened that day. So How you could tell me in 5
minutes that it was an Hardware issue? They answered that software
means SCO Unix, NOT their software!!!!

So my question is: Is a PANIC error could be the result of a software
function or programming synthax or command other than the OS itself?
Assuming it's not hardware of course.

Thanks in advance.

Adamsville2k
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