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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>,
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Subject: Re: NOTIFY man page still recommends rules
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> Is using rules here still best practice?  This was probably written
>> before statement triggers were available.

> I think it's easier to dodge the rules topic entirely here and just
> mention statement triggers.  Using rules you cannot cover the truncate
> case, for instance.

+1

			regards, tom lane


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