[QUESTIONS] Weekly Posting: Mini-FAQ (Last Modified: Jan 26, 98) , (fwd)

Hola:

Les envio este Mini-FAQ que puede ser de utilidad para algunos de ustedes.

Saludos,

Roberto Andrade Fonseca
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Phone: (915) 623-1154, (915)623-1345
e-mail: randrade(at)campus(dot)iztacala(dot)unam(dot)mx

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Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 03:34:03 -0400 (AST)
From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: pgsql-questions(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: [QUESTIONS] Weekly Posting: Mini-FAQ (Last Modified: Jan 26, 98)

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Banner Ads
Pointers to Recommended URLs
Listing of Mailing Lists/Newsgroups

Banner Ads
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have "sponsorship" banner ads up on some of the higher traffic pages. If
anyone wishes to put one up, please contact scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org(dot) We're
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Pointers to Recommended URLs
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The following URLs are recommended reading for all users, new and old.

http://www.postgresql.org
- our "front door"

http://www.postgresql.org/mhonarc
- fully archived and searchable archives of the mailing lists
- not all lists are converted, but the main ones are

http://www.postgresql.org/docs
- pointers to our online documentation, including:
- General FAQ
- OS specific FAQs (Linux/Irix are currently available)

http://www.postgresql.org/software
- a brief listing of various projects that are using PostgreSQL as their backend, as well as software packages available to
augment PostgreSQL

http://www.postgresql.org/cd-dist.shtml
- starting with v6.3, we are doing CDrom distributions

http://www.postgresql.org/fund-raising.shtml
- we're upgrading our server, see what we are getting and how
the effort is going

Listing of Mailing Lists/Newsgroups
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All of the mailing lists listed below have a corresponding
newsgroup that there is a gateway from/to. The following sites receive a
direct feed of the newsgroups from the central server. Some also permit
external connections for reading/posting.

news.postgresql.org (read/post)
news.seascape.com (read/post)

news.edu.sollentuna.se (read)

news.uevora.pt (closed)
news.pyrenet.fr (closed)
news.ut.ee (closed)

If you wish to receive the newsgroups directly on your site,
please contact scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org to setup a cross-feed. There is a
loose propagation policy on the groups, in that some sites might see
sporatic postings in these groups as a result of purposeful leakage.
Unless your site receives a direct feed of these from our central server,
or one of the other servers listed above, don't expect it to be complete.

pgsql-questions(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- This is a general discussion area for users.
- Outside of compile, acceptance test and bug problems, most new
users who don't want to contribute to development or
documentation will probably only be interested in this mailing
list.
- All non-bug related questions regarding PostgreSQL's version of
SQL should be restricted to this area.
- All installation related questions that do not involve bugs or failed
compiles should be restricted to this area.
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.questions

pgsql-interfaces(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- This is meant to be a general discussion area for *interface* related
issues (libpq, libpq++, pgaccess, python, etc)
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.interfaces

pgsql-announce(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- This is an announcement list pertaining to PostgreSQL and
various third party software.
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.announce

pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- This list is for porting related and platform specific discussions.
- If PostgreSQL failed to compile on your computer then fill out
the form typically located at /usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template
and mail it here.
- If you get PostgreSQL running on an unsupported platform, tell
us how you did it here. And before you attempt the port, check
the archives for this area to see if someone else has already
done it.
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.ports

pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- If PostgreSQL failed to compile on your computer, report this to
pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org(dot) Do not report it here.
- If you find bug, fill out the form typically located at
"doc/bug.template" and mail it here.
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.bugs

pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- The PostgreSQL developer's team lives here.
- This list is for the discussion of current development issues,
problems and bugs and the discussion of proposed new features.
- If people in the other lists don't know the answer to a question
and it is likely that only a developer will know the answer, you
may re-post that question here. You must try elsewhere first!
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.hackers

pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- The PostgreSQL documentation team lives here.
- If you come up with SQL examples that are not shown in the current
man pages or manuals, please let us know here.
- If you are looking for "secret" manuals, check here. Old manuals that
are mostly not relevant or works in progress that are not ready for
general distribution might be mentione here. But please don't ask us.
Check the archives for examples.
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.docs

pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- Mail patches you created to this area. Explain what the patches do,
and which source tree they are meant to be applied against.
- This list also contains notices (normally from scrappy(at)hub(dot)org) that
the patch has been applied are posted here.
- Discussion of any problems that a recent patch caused should also
be here.
- Please use a context diff (diff -c) when submitting patches. It would
also be helpful if you checked whether your patches apply against
the latest development source.
- newsgroup: comp.databases.postgresql.patches

pgsql-mirrors(at)postgresql(dot)org:

- This is an announcement list for mirror sites.
- If you don't run a PostgreSQL mirror site, please don't post here.