Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Gavin Sherry wrote: > > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > > > > > If there were a comp.databases.postgresql.hackers newsgroup created and > > > carried by all the news servers ... would you move to using it vs using > > > the mailing lists? > > > > > > The USENET community seems to think that there would be a mass exodus from > > > the lists to usenet ... based on past discussions concerning moving some > > > stuff out of email to stuff like bug trackers, I don't believe this to be > > > the case, but am curious what the opinion of other developers happens to > > > be ... would a USENET group actually be preferrable? > > > > No. > > Yes ... well, actually ... no. I just wanted to be different. :-)
Personally, I'd frequent whichever venue had the most utility. That being said: I much prefer the Usenet mechanism over either mailing lists or web-based bulletin-boards for non-real-time group discussions. Jim ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match