From e688443cbf253ce3b50f4fa80a3ba32dd513ec22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:53:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify FAQ item about obtaining support.
---
doc/FAQ | 42 +++++-------------------------
doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 61 +++++++-------------------------------------
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 87 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index 76f35713ed4..595749d4ddc 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
- Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:37:18 EST 2005
+ Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:53:02 EST 2005
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -167,48 +167,20 @@
1.5) Where can I get support?
- The main mailing list is: pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org. It is
- available for discussion of matters pertaining to PostgreSQL. To
- subscribe, send mail with the following lines in the body (not the
- subject line):
- subscribe
- end
-
- to pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org.
-
- There is also a digest list available. To subscribe to this list, send
- email to: pgsql-general-digest-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
- subscribe
- end
-
- Digests are sent out to members of this list whenever the main list
- has received around 30k of messages.
-
- The bugs mailing list is available. To subscribe to this list, send
- email to pgsql-bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
- subscribe
- end
-
- There is also a developers discussion mailing list available. To
- subscribe to this list, send email to
- pgsql-hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org with a body of:
- subscribe
- end
-
- Additional mailing lists and information about PostgreSQL can be found
- via the PostgreSQL WWW home page at:
+ The PostgreSQL community provides assistance to many of its users via
+ email. The main web site to subscribe to the email lists is
+ http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/. The general or bugs lists
+ are a good place to start.
- http://www.PostgreSQL.org
-
The major IRC channel is #postgresql on Freenode (irc.freenode.net).
- To connect you can use the Unix command irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER"
+ To connect you can use the Unix program irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER"
irc.freenode.net or use any of the other popular IRC clients. A
Spanish one also exists on the same network, (#postgresql-es), and a
French one, (#postgresqlfr). There is also a PostgreSQL channel on
EFNet.
A list of commercial support companies is available at
- http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php.
+ http://techdocs.postg resql.org/companies.php.
1.6) What is the latest release?
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 3285a1d5662..91da519a0df 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
alink="#0000ff">
<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:37:18 EST 2005</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:53:02 EST 2005</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)
@@ -218,65 +218,22 @@
<H4><A name="1.5">1.5</A>) Where can I get support?</H4>
- <P>The main mailing list is: <A href=
- "mailto:pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-general@PostgreSQL.org</A>.
- It is available for discussion of matters pertaining to PostgreSQL.
- To subscribe, send mail with the following lines in the body (not
- the subject line):</P>
-<PRE>
- subscribe
- end
-</PRE>
-
- <P>to <A href=
- "mailto:pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-general-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>.</P>
-
- <P>There is also a digest list available. To subscribe to this
- list, send email to: <A href=
- "mailto:pgsql-general-digest-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-general-digest-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>
- with a body of:</P>
-<PRE>
- subscribe
- end
-</PRE>
-
- Digests are sent out to members of this list whenever the main list
- has received around 30k of messages.
-
- <P>The bugs mailing list is available. To subscribe to this list,
- send email to <A href=
- "mailto:pgsql-bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-bugs-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>
- with a body of:</P>
-<PRE>
- subscribe
- end
-</PRE>
-
- There is also a developers discussion mailing list available. To
- subscribe to this list, send email to <A href=
- "mailto:pgsql-hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org">pgsql-hackers-request@PostgreSQL.org</A>
- with a body of:
-<PRE>
- subscribe
- end
-</PRE>
-
- <P>Additional mailing lists and information about PostgreSQL can be
- found via the PostgreSQL WWW home page at:</P>
-
- <BLOCKQUOTE>
- <A href="http://www.PostgreSQL.org">http://www.PostgreSQL.org</A>
- </BLOCKQUOTE>
+ <P>The PostgreSQL community provides assistance to many of its users
+ via email. The main web site to subscribe to the email lists is
+ <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/">
+ http://www.postgresql.org/community/lists/</a>. The <I>general</I>
+ or <I>bugs</I> lists are a good place to start.
<P>The major IRC channel is <I>#postgresql</I> on Freenode
(<I>irc.freenode.net</I>). To connect you can use the Unix
- command <CODE>irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER" irc.freenode.net</CODE>
+ program <CODE>irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER" irc.freenode.net</CODE>
or use any of the other popular IRC clients. A Spanish one also exists
on the same network, (<I>#postgresql-es</I>), and a French one,
(<I>#postgresqlfr</I>). There is also a PostgreSQL channel on EFNet.
<P>A list of commercial support companies is available at <A href=
- "http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php">http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php</A>.</P>
+ "http://techdocs.postgresql.org/companies.php">http://techdocs.postg
+ resql.org/companies.php</A>.</P>
<H4><A name="1.6">1.6</A>) What is the latest release?</H4>
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