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General Mailing Lists

   * pgsql-admin
    - this list is meant to dicuss issues pertaining to the general
          administration of the PostgreSQL server

   * pgsql-announce
    - This is an announcement list pertaining to PostgreSQL and
          various third party software.

   * pgsql-bugs
    - If you find "non-operating system specific" bug, fill out the
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          mail it here.
        - If PostgreSQL failed to compile on your computer, report this to
          pgsql-ports@postgresql.org.
    - If you not only found the problem but solved it and generated a
          patch then also mail it to pgsql-patches@postgresql.org.

   * pgsql-docs
    - The PostgreSQL documentation team lives here.
    - If you come up with SQL examples that are not shown in the
          current man pages or manuals, please let us know here.
    - If you are looking for "secret"  manuals, check here. Old
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          are not ready for general distribution might be mentione here.
          But please don't ask us. Check the archives for examples.
    - Please note that suggestions regarding the web site should be
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   * pgsql-general
    - This is a general discussion area for users.
    - As the word "general" implies ... if you can't find another list
          more appropriate to your questions, please post it here.

   * pgsql-interfaces
    - Discussions dealing with interfaces to PostgreSQL belong here.
    - This includes such things as "how to use libpq", "what is
          pgAdmin?", "can pgAccess do this?"

   * pgsql-mirrors
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   * pgsql-ports
    - This list is for porting related and platform specific
          discussions.
    - If PostgreSQL failed to compile on your computer then fill out
          the form typically located at /usr/src/pgsql/doc/bug.template
          and mail it here.
    - If you get PostgreSQL running on an unsupported platform, tell
          us how you did it here. And before you attempt the port, check
          the archives for this area to see if someone else has already
          done it.

   * pgsql-sql
    - This is a discussion area for users on SQL related matters.
    - Questions like "how can I better write this SQL query?" belong
          here

Development Mailing Lists

   * pgsql-hackers
    - The PostgreSQL developer's team lives here.
    - This list is for the discussion of current development issues,
          problems and bugs and the discussion of proposed new features.
    - If people in the other lists don't know the answer to a question
          and it is likely that only a developer will know the answer, you
          may re-post that question here. YOU MUST TRY ELSEWHERE FIRST!

   * pgsql-hackers-oo
    - Development discussions dealing with extending/improving the
          object oriented nature of PostgreSQL belong here.

   * pgsql-hackers-fmgr
    - Development discussions dealing with the function manager belong
          here

   * pgsql-hackers-smgr
    - Development discussions dealing with the storage manager belong
          here

   * pgsql-hackers-wal
    - Development discussions with the up-n-coming "write ahead
          logs" belong here

   * pgsql-patches
    - Mail patches you created to this area.
    - Explain what the patches do, and which source tree they are
          meant to be applied against.
    - Notices that the patch has been applied are posted here.
    - Discuss any problems that a recent patch caused.




Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy@hub.org           secondary: scrappy@{freebsd|postgresql}.org