Re: New SSL code to be removed

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jan Wieck <JanWieck(at)Yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, bgiles(at)coyotesong(dot)com
Subject: Re: New SSL code to be removed
Date: 2002-09-25 16:29:13
Message-ID: 200209251629.g8PGTDt04020@candle.pha.pa.us
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Jan Wieck wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Because the new 7.3 SSL code doesn't work (per Peter), and the author is
> > not responding, I am about to yank out that code. Peter suggests
> > ripping out all the new code rather than try to pick around and remove
> > just the broken parts.
>
> Agreed. I allways wondered what SSL DB-connections are good for.

I am not going to rip out SSL, just the changes. We do have people who
use SSL quite a bit. Looking at the code, however, I may see an easy
way to allow SSL connections without requiring server certificates. If
that is doable, I may just make that change and let the rest of the code
stay.

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