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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Harris
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 9:50 PM
> To: Marc G. Fournier
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...
>
>
> "Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > "If there was an official newsgroup for postgresql, would you switch
> > to using Usenet from using the mailing lists?"
>
> > As a side note, for those that do vote 'yes', please note that there
> > is an official pgsql.* hierarchy gated from the mailing lists, that is
> > available at news.postgresql.org, if you do wish to use a news reader
> > vs a mail reader ...
>
> FWIW, I voted yes, but my vote depended upon it being a
> comp.databases.postgresql.* hierarchy, done according to USENET
> guidelines. I sense that would be a lot more important for PostgreSQL
> in the long term and a lot more sustainable in general than a pgsql.*
> hierarchy. It's been my experience that processes done outside the norm
> tend to have extra problems along the way that cost more than the
> immediate gratification is worth, even if it does seem more painful at
> the time.
>
> My $0.02.
>
me too. Funny how the YES vote got interpreted for us.
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