Duplicate bugs (was Re: BUG #5547: not able to connect to postgres through the oracle using Linux ODBC driver for Postgres)

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
Cc: Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Duplicate bugs (was Re: BUG #5547: not able to connect to postgres through the oracle using Linux ODBC driver for Postgres)
Date: 2010-07-09 13:26:44
Message-ID: 18278.1278682004@sss.pgh.pa.us
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-bugs

Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> writes:
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:03 AM, Craig Ringer
> <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
>> I wonder if there's any way to have the bug report form de-duplicate posts
>> based on similar/identical text in sequential submissions.

> Not without starting down the path of writing a full blown bug
> tracker. The current form just assigns a number from a sequence and
> then forwards the text to the mailing list. None of the contents are
> stored in the database.

It seems though that it must be very easy to hit "submit" twice, because
we keep seeing these dups. Is there anything the webpage could do to
discourage that? Maybe take you to a different page after submitting?

regards, tom lane

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-bugs by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Magnus Hagander 2010-07-09 13:28:27 Re: Duplicate bugs (was Re: BUG #5547: not able to connect to postgres through the oracle using Linux ODBC driver for Postgres)
Previous Message David Schmitt 2010-07-09 12:11:56 BUG #5549: Feature: plpgsql should allow DECLARE cursor FOR EXECUTE '...'