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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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The most recent version of this document can be viewed at the
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PostgreSQL Web site, http://www.PostgreSQL.org.
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Linux-specific questions are answered in
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-linux.html.
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-hpux.html.
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Solaris-specific questions are answered in
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http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/faq-solaris.html.
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PostgreSQL development is being performed by a team of Internet
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developers who all subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing
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list. The current coordinator is Marc G. Fournier
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(scrappy@postgreSQL.org). (See below on how to join). This team is now
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(scrappy@PostgreSQL.org). (See below on how to join). This team is now
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responsible for all current and future development of PostgreSQL.
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The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen. Many
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1.5) Where can I get PostgreSQL?
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The primary anonymous ftp site for PostgreSQL is
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ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub. For mirror sites, see our main web site.
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1.6) Where can I get support for PostgreSQL?
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There is no official support for PostgreSQL from the University of
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The main mailing list is: pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org. It is
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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 a mail with the lines in the body (not the subject
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line)
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subscribe
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to pgsql-general-request@postgreSQL.org.
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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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Digests are sent out to members of this list whenever the main list
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The bugs mailing list is available. To subscribe to this list, send
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subscribe
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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 hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org
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Additional mailing lists and information about PostgreSQL can be found
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Several manuals, manual pages, and some small test examples are
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browse the manual on-line at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/postgres.
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psql has some nice \d commands to show information about types,
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1.10) How can I learn SQL?
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The PostgreSQL book at http://www.PostgreSQL.org/docs/awbook.html
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teaches SQL. There is a nice tutorial at
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http://w3.one.net/~jhoffman/sqltut.htm and at
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http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/graeme_birchall/HTM_COOK.HTM.
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A
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