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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:37:18 EST 2005
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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1.5) Where can I get support?
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The main mailing list is: pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org. It is
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available for discussion of matters pertaining to PostgreSQL. To
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subscribe, send mail with the following lines in the body (not the
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subject line):
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subscribe
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to pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org.
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There is also a digest list available. To subscribe to this list, send
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email to: pgsql-general-digest-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
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subscribe
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end
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Digests are sent out to members of this list whenever the main list
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has received around 30k of messages.
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The bugs mailing list is available. To subscribe to this list, send
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email to pgsql-bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
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subscribe
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end
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There is also a developers discussion mailing list available. To
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subscribe to this list, send email to
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pgsql-hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
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subscribe
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end
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Additional mailing lists and information about PostgreSQL can be found
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via the PostgreSQL WWW home page at:
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The PostgreSQL community provides assistance to many of its users via
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email. The main web site to subscribe to the email lists is
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http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/. The general or bugs lists
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are a good place to start.
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org
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The major IRC channel is #postgresql on Freenode (irc.freenode.net).
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To connect you can use the Unix command irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER"
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To connect you can use the Unix program irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER"
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irc.freenode.net or use any of the other popular IRC clients. A
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Spanish one also exists on the same network, (#postgresql-es), and a
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French one, (#postgresqlfr). There is also a PostgreSQL channel on
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EFNet.
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A list of commercial support companies is available at
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http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php.
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http://techdocs.postg resql.org/companies.php.
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1.6) What is the latest release?
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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:37:18 EST 2005</P>
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<P>Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:53:02 EST 2005</P>
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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<H4><A name="1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get support?</H4>
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<P>The main mailing list is: <A href=
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"mailto:pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org</A>.
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It is available for discussion of matters pertaining to PostgreSQL.
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To subscribe, send mail with the following lines in the body (not
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the subject line):</P>
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subscribe
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<P>to <A href=
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"mailto:pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>.</P>
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<P>There is also a digest list available. To subscribe to this
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with a body of:</P>
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<PRE>
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subscribe
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Digests are sent out to members of this list whenever the main list
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has received around 30k of messages.
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<P>The bugs mailing list is available. To subscribe to this list,
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send email to <A href=
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"mailto:pgsql-bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>
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with a body of:</P>
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<PRE>
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subscribe
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</PRE>
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There is also a developers discussion mailing list available. To
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subscribe to this list, send email to <A href=
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"mailto:pgsql-hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>
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with a body of:
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<PRE>
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subscribe
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</PRE>
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<P>Additional mailing lists and information about PostgreSQL can be
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found via the PostgreSQL WWW home page at:</P>
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<A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org">http://www.PostgreSQL.org</A>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>The PostgreSQL community provides assistance to many of its users
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via email. The main web site to subscribe to the email lists is
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<a href="http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/">
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http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/</a>. The <I>general</I>
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or <I>bugs</I> lists are a good place to start.
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<P>The major IRC channel is <I>#postgresql</I> on Freenode
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(<I>irc.freenode.net</I>). To connect you can use the Unix
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command <CODE>irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER" irc.freenode.net</CODE>
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program <CODE>irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER" irc.freenode.net</CODE>
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or use any of the other popular IRC clients. A Spanish one also exists
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on the same network, (<I>#postgresql-es</I>), and a French one,
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<P>A list of commercial support companies is available at <A href=
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"http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php">http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php</A>.</P>
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"http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php">http://techdocs.postg
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resql.org/companies.php</A>.</P>
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<H4><A name="1.6">1.6</A>) What is the latest release?</H4>
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