Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Jan Wieck
On 11/30/2004 5:27 PM, Mike Cox wrote: Ultimately, the RFD is about providing a place for _Usenet_ PostgreSQL users who have been neglected for quite some time. With the ease of posting to the big 8 group, and the very large propegation, I can see why the comp.databases.postgresql group will be ve

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Tom Lane
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On 30 Nov 2004 22:55:00 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Trying to sway the vote? > There has been no CFV. During an RFD, he's completely entitled to try > to persuade others people to vote yes or no when the time comes. Both of you are under the il

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Jan Wieck
On 11/30/2004 5:55 PM, Woodchuck Bill wrote: Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Harris) writes: "Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: "If there was an official newsgroup for postgresql, would you switch to using Usenet fro

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Mike Cox
Woodchuck Bill wrote: >> ppl like PeterE, TomL, JoshuaD, etc ... the thread can be seen: >> >> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2004-11/msg01110.php > > Trying to sway the vote? > > Well, you have to admit that for _developers_, email is probably better. But remember develop

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Woodchuck Bill
Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Harris) writes: > >>"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?"

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Woodchuck Bill
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>Trying to sway the vote? > > There has been no CFV. During an RFD, he's completely entitled to try > to persuade others people to vote yes or no when the time comes. I didn't say that he was not entitled. > Bill, is it possible for you to dr

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Woodchuck Bill
Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>On 30 Nov 2004 22:55:00 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>wrote: > >>>Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >>>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: >>> Just as an FYI ... t

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >On 30 Nov 2004 22:55:00 GMT, Woodchuck Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: >>Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in >>news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> >>> Just as an FYI ... the latest RFD is for *one* >>> comp.databases.postgresql group to be created, that is not-

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Net Virtual Mailing Lists
For what its worth, I vote no. I like the mailing lists. If having a newsgroup is beneficial, I say go ahead and start one, but don't mess around with the mailing lists, please. I really like the one or two digests I get in my mailbox everyday. - Greg ---(end of broadc

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Harris) writes: >"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 offic

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Max
> -Original Message- > 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 ... >

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Bill Harris
"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 l

Re: [GENERAL] [ANNOUNCE] USENET vs Mailing Lists Poll ...

2004-11-30 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Bill Harris wrote: "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.* hie