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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
The most recent version of this document can be viewed at the
postgreSQL Web site, http://www.PostgreSQL.org.
PostgreSQL Web site, http://www.PostgreSQL.org.
Linux-specific questions are answered in
http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-linux.html.
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-hpux.html.
Solaris-specific questions are answered in
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq-solaris.html.
http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-solaris.html.
Irix-specific questions are answered in
http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-irix.html.
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PostgreSQL development is being performed by a team of Internet
developers who all subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing
list. The current coordinator is Marc G. Fournier
(scrappy@postgreSQL.org). (See below on how to join). This team is now
(scrappy@PostgreSQL.org). (See below on how to join). This team is now
responsible for all current and future development of PostgreSQL.
The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen. Many
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1.5) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
The primary anonymous ftp site for PostgreSQL is
ftp://ftp.postgreSQL.org/pub
For mirror sites, see our main web site.
ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub. For mirror sites, see our main web site.
1.6) Where can I get support for PostgreSQL?
There is no official support for PostgreSQL from the University of
California, Berkeley. It is maintained through volunteer effort.
The main mailing list is: pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org. It is
The main mailing list is: pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org. It is
available for discussion of matters pertaining to PostgreSQL. To
subscribe, send a mail with the lines in the body (not the subject
line)
subscribe
end
to pgsql-general-request@postgreSQL.org.
to pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org.
There is also a digest list available. To subscribe to this list, send
email to: pgsql-general-digest-request@postgreSQL.org with a body of:
email to: pgsql-general-digest-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
subscribe
end
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has received around 30k of messages.
The bugs mailing list is available. To subscribe to this list, send
email to bugs-request@postgreSQL.org with a body of:
email to bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
subscribe
end
There is also a developers discussion mailing list available. To
subscribe to this list, send email to hackers-request@postgreSQL.org
subscribe to this list, send email to hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org
with a body of:
subscribe
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Additional mailing lists and information about PostgreSQL can be found
via the PostgreSQL WWW home page at:
http://www.postgreSQL.org
http://www.PostgreSQL.org
There is also an IRC channel on EFNet, channel #PostgreSQL. I use the
unix command irc -c '#PostgreSQL' "$USER" irc.phoenix.net.
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Several manuals, manual pages, and some small test examples are
included in the distribution. See the /doc directory. You can also
browse the manual on-line at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/postgres.
browse the manual on-line at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/postgres.
in the distribution.
There is a PostgreSQL book availiable at
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html
http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html
psql has some nice \d commands to show information about types,
operators, functions, aggregates, etc.
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1.10) How can I learn SQL?
The PostgreSQL book at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/awbook.html
The PostgreSQL book at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html
teaches SQL. There is a nice tutorial at
http://w3.one.net/~jhoffman/sqltut.htm and at
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/graeme_birchall/HTM_COOK.HTM.
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1.13) How do I submit a bug report?
Fill out the "bug-template" file and send it to: bugs@postgreSQL.org
Fill out the "bug-template" file and send it to: bugs@PostgreSQL.org
Also check out our ftp site ftp://ftp.postgreSQL.org/pub to see if
Also check out our ftp site ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub to see if
there is a more recent PostgreSQL version or patches.
1.14) How does PostgreSQL compare to other DBMS's?
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There are two ODBC drivers available, PsqlODBC and OpenLink ODBC.
PsqlODBC is included in the distribution. More information about it
can be gotten from: ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/odbc/index.html
can be gotten from: ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/odbc/index.html
OpenLink ODBC can be gotten from http://www.openlinksw.com. It works
with their standard ODBC client software so you'll have PostgreSQL