Re: Proposal: Support custom authentication methods using hooks

On 2022-03-16 18:50:23 -0400, Stephen Frost wrote:
> First, let's be clear- we aren't actually talking about custom or
> pluggable authentication here, at least when it comes to PG as a
> project.  For it to actually be pluggable, it needs to be supported on
> both the client side and the server side, not just the server side.
>
> That this keeps getting swept under the carpet makes me feel like this
> isn't actually an argument about the best way to move the PG project
> forward but rather has another aim.

This is insulting and unjustified. IMO completely inappropriate for the list /
community. I've also brought this up privately, but I thought it important to
state so publically.