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> I am against any move towards a "comp.databases.postgres". I see
> enough RTFM questions here (ex. how to DELETE yourself from this email
> posting) without going to all the RTFM questions on the net.

Having the newsgroup helps in this regard: you can have a FAQ.  What
works well for Mach is to have *both* a newsgroup and a developers
mailing list.  I suggest that the newsgroup be created *and* this
list be continued (but that the documentation be modified to suggest
that this list is only for knowledgable developers.

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