X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEE9C9FAC9B for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:19:12 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 86716-09 for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:19:03 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from main2.mycybernet.net (main2.mycybernet.net [209.222.63.140]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 681099FA68D for ; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 08:19:03 -0300 (ADT) Received: from 227-54-222-209.mycybernet.net ([209.222.54.227] helo=phlogiston.dydns.org) by main2.mycybernet.net with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1FyoU0-00010t-Oy for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Fri, 07 Jul 2006 07:26:52 -0400 Received: by phlogiston.dydns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id A54623FAF; Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:18:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 07:18:56 -0400 From: Andrew Sullivan To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Alternative to serial primary key Message-ID: <20060707111856.GG26210@phlogiston.dyndns.org> References: <12b7ac1e0607060316ub7b5e21i5e8e3bef2504e02c@mail.gmail.com> <1152196912.13851.119.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1152196912.13851.119.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200607/88 X-Sequence-Number: 25662 On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 09:41:52AM -0500, Scott Marlowe wrote: > Please note that there seemed to be a misunderstanding in a few > responses that this gentleman had 100 columns to key. Oh, yes, that wa certainly my understanding. I totally agree that this is premature optimisation then. A -- Andrew Sullivan | ajs@crankycanuck.ca Everything that happens in the world happens at some place. --Jane Jacobs