Re: Open 7.3 items

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Neil Conway" <nconway(at)klamath(dot)dyndns(dot)org>, "PostgreSQL-development" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Open 7.3 items
Date: 2002-08-01 02:07:10
Message-ID: GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOAEHGCDAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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> > As for 7.3, maybe we can get that done in time of everyone likes it.
> > If we can't, what do we do? Do we re-add the secondary password file
> > stuff that most people don't like? My big question is how many other
> > PostgreSQL users figured out they could use the secondary password file
> > for username/db restrictions? I never thought of it myself. Maybe I
> > should ask on general.
>
> How many ppl that aren't subscribed to any of the lists are using this and
> are going to get burned royal when they upgrade to v7.3 without
> understanding it is gone?

I agree with Marc here - compatibility in this area might just be very
important (compared with some other lesser areas of incompatibility...)

Chris

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