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From: "Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>
To: "Simon Riggs" <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>,
	"Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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>>> Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com> wrote: 
> On Thu, 2008-12-11 at 17:45 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>>  I don't see
>> much value in a data-type-dependent default anyway
 
I am dubious about the value there, too, at least for our environment.
 
> I would prefer distinct type or domain specific defaults
 
Now that would be really useful.
 
-Kevin