Besides that, last time I checked MySQL was not owned by Microsoft ;)
Arjen
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] Namens Robert Treat
> Verzonden: donderdag 6 februari 2003 17:18
> Aan: Berend Tober
> CC: pgsql-general@postgresql.org; Peter Choe
> Onderwerp: Re: [GENERAL] password() function?
>
>
> On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 10:59, Berend Tober wrote:
> >
> > > is there a password() function in postgres? something similar to
> > > mySQL?
> > >
> >
> > I'm not sure why, when you post to a postgresql news group,
> you would
> > assume knowlege of how some other product works. That's
> kind of like
> > using Microsoft products as your frame of reference on an
> open-source
> > news group. Bad form. It would be more useful if you
> pointed out more
> > specifically the functionality you are inquiring about.
> >
>
> I think it's worse etiquette to flame people when they are
> just trying to get help. If his question doesn't make sense
> to you, ask for clarification, don't criticize him for asking
> the question in a way that you don't understand. And besides,
> given that everyone knows people are switching from mysql to
> postgresql by the thousands, he probably just took for
> granted that some of the people here would know what he was
> talking about without having to give a full breakdown.
>
> Peter, do some searching on pgcrypto, you'll find what your
> looking for.
>
> Robert Treat
>
>
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