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* META: Guide to the PostgreSQL mailing lists @ 2002-11-11 14:09 Richard Huxton <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Richard Huxton @ 2002-11-11 14:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pgsql-docs I suggested a "guide to the lists" email the other day on pgsql-general. Here's my first draft - is this going to be of any use? - Richard Huxton ---Begin message--- This message is a guide to using the PostgreSQL mailing lists, available via email and newsgroups. It describes the lists, how to subscribe and unsubscribe and how best to post a message. The Lists ========= There are over a dozen different lists, and choosing the right one will help to get a quick response. The "novices","sql" and "general" lists are a good place to start. A full list is available at: http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/index.html Subscribing / Unsubscribing =========================== If you are familiar with the majordomo mailing list manager, all the standard commands work over email. The easiest method though might be to use the web-form at: http://developer.postgresql.org/mailsub.php You can use this form to subscribe and unsubscribe, and also choose whether to receive mail as a digest (a whole day's messages merged together). You can also choose not to receive any mail (see the Newsgroups section below for why you'd want to do that). If you want to change your settings after subscribing you can do so at the URL below. You'll need to know your email address and the password you were provided with when you subscribed (you *did* keep that didn't you?). Just click on the "Sign In" link then "Unsubscribe or Change Settings". http://webmail.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr Newsgroups ========== If you would rather use a newsgroup feed for PostgreSQL rather than email, it still makes sense to subscribe. Use the form above but select "No" for "Receive mail?". This means you won't be sent any mail, but can still use your email address to send messages. If you don't subscribe your messages will have to be inspected by a (very overworked) volunteer, in which case please be patient. Before you Post =============== Firstly, please make sure you have checked the documentation - the manuals, the FAQ and techdocs can help with 99% of the problems you might encounter. Secondly, check the mailing list archives and see if someone else has had the same problem. All these resources are linked to from: http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/index.html Finally, if English is not your first language, there are some translated documents linked to from that page (please feel free to volunteer if your language is not there). The mailing-lists tend to use English, but are a worldwide effort, so don't worry if you aren't fluent. Posting a question ================== First, choose a meaningful subject: "DB problems" is too vague, "Unable to connect from Access" is much better and will attract the attention of people who can help. Second, include all the relevant information people will need to help you. If you are having problems installing, provide the operating system (e.g. RedHat 7.3) and method (installing from source) along with the version of PostgreSQL (7.2) and where the problem occurred (I ran ./configure and it gave the following output). If you are having problems with a query provide an example including the table definitions and SQL you are trying to run. If you want to improve performance also provide the number of rows in each table and the output of EXPLAIN for your query. Finally ======= If your message doesn't get an answer, wait a couple of days and re-post. Make sure you provided all the information required and mention that it's your second attempt. Don't be offended - sometimes with all the traffic on the lists a message can be overlooked. If you've found the lists useful, please try and help out someone else. This is a community effort and there's always someone out there who knows less than you. Also, a "thank you" is always welcome - the people answering questions are volunteers just like you. If you find any errors in this message or think it needs changes, please subscribe to [email protected] and send your suggestions. Version: 0.2 Changed: 2002-11-11 ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: META: Guide to the PostgreSQL mailing lists @ 2002-11-11 14:20 Justin Clift <[email protected]> parent: Richard Huxton <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Justin Clift @ 2002-11-11 14:20 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Richard Huxton <[email protected]>; +Cc: pgsql-docs Hi Richard, Would you mind if this was put in the new collaborative infrastructure, so that people can add comments and make suggestions directly? :-) Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift Richard Huxton wrote: > > I suggested a "guide to the lists" email the other day on pgsql-general. > Here's my first draft - is this going to be of any use? > > - Richard Huxton > > ---Begin message--- > This message is a guide to using the PostgreSQL mailing lists, available via > email and newsgroups. It describes the lists, how to subscribe and > unsubscribe and how best to post a message. > > The Lists > ========= > There are over a dozen different lists, and choosing the right one will help > to get a quick response. The "novices","sql" and "general" lists are a good > place to start. A full list is available at: > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/index.html > > Subscribing / Unsubscribing > =========================== > If you are familiar with the majordomo mailing list manager, all the standard > commands work over email. The easiest method though might be to use the > web-form at: > > http://developer.postgresql.org/mailsub.php > > You can use this form to subscribe and unsubscribe, and also choose whether to > receive mail as a digest (a whole day's messages merged together). You can > also choose not to receive any mail (see the Newsgroups section below for why > you'd want to do that). > > If you want to change your settings after subscribing you can do so at the URL > below. You'll need to know your email address and the password you were > provided with when you subscribed (you *did* keep that didn't you?). Just > click on the "Sign In" link then "Unsubscribe or Change Settings". > > http://webmail.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/mj_wwwusr > > Newsgroups > ========== > If you would rather use a newsgroup feed for PostgreSQL rather than email, it > still makes sense to subscribe. Use the form above but select "No" for > "Receive mail?". This means you won't be sent any mail, but can still use > your email address to send messages. If you don't subscribe your messages > will have to be inspected by a (very overworked) volunteer, in which case > please be patient. > > Before you Post > =============== > Firstly, please make sure you have checked the documentation - the manuals, > the FAQ and techdocs can help with 99% of the problems you might encounter. > Secondly, check the mailing list archives and see if someone else has had the > same problem. All these resources are linked to from: > > http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/index.html > > Finally, if English is not your first language, there are some translated > documents linked to from that page (please feel free to volunteer if your > language is not there). The mailing-lists tend to use English, but are a > worldwide effort, so don't worry if you aren't fluent. > > Posting a question > ================== > First, choose a meaningful subject: "DB problems" is too vague, "Unable to > connect from Access" is much better and will attract the attention of people > who can help. > > Second, include all the relevant information people will need to help you. If > you are having problems installing, provide the operating system (e.g. RedHat > 7.3) and method (installing from source) along with the version of PostgreSQL > (7.2) and where the problem occurred (I ran ./configure and it gave the > following output). > > If you are having problems with a query provide an example including the table > definitions and SQL you are trying to run. If you want to improve performance > also provide the number of rows in each table and the output of EXPLAIN for > your query. > > Finally > ======= > If your message doesn't get an answer, wait a couple of days and re-post. Make > sure you provided all the information required and mention that it's your > second attempt. Don't be offended - sometimes with all the traffic on the > lists a message can be overlooked. > > If you've found the lists useful, please try and help out someone else. This > is a community effort and there's always someone out there who knows less > than you. Also, a "thank you" is always welcome - the people answering > questions are volunteers just like you. > > If you find any errors in this message or think it needs changes, please > subscribe to [email protected] and send your suggestions. > > Version: 0.2 > Changed: 2002-11-11 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [email protected]) -- "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." - Indira Gandhi ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: META: Guide to the PostgreSQL mailing lists @ 2002-11-11 14:38 Richard Huxton <[email protected]> parent: Justin Clift <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Richard Huxton @ 2002-11-11 14:38 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Justin Clift <[email protected]>; +Cc: pgsql-docs On Monday 11 Nov 2002 2:20 pm, Justin Clift wrote: > Hi Richard, > > Would you mind if this was put in the new collaborative infrastructure, > so that people can add comments and make suggestions directly? I think "DOH!" is the only sensible response, seeing as how I was playing with it earlier. Posting it up now. - Richard Huxton ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 3+ messages in thread
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