X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB4A63A4446 for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 03:19:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 19771-07 for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 03:18:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail63.csoft.net (unknown [63.111.22.74]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5D5833A43C2 for ; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 03:13:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: (qmail 22456 invoked by uid 1112); 6 Jan 2005 03:05:15 -0000 Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 22:05:15 -0500 (EST) From: Kris Jurka X-X-Sender: books@leary.csoft.net To: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: FAQ on oids is out of date. Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.014 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200501/11 X-Sequence-Number: 2770 http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ.html#4.16 The FAQ on oids is out of date. It claims that they are globally unique and that no one has ever rolled over the oid counter. This should be changed to actively discourage their use. Kris Jurka