Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.208.211]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A25096349C9 for ; Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:01:23 -0300 (ADT) Received: from mail.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.86]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.211]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 70405-02 for ; Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:01:11 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by mail.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A29F463491D for ; Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:01:19 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id n3GE1HK2016455; Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:01:17 -0400 (EDT) To: Dave Page cc: PostgreSQL www Subject: Re: Archives policy In-reply-to: <937d27e10904160107t6406b64cxddec956619c3374@mail.gmail.com> References: <937d27e10904160107t6406b64cxddec956619c3374@mail.gmail.com> Comments: In-reply-to Dave Page message dated "Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:07:05 +0100" Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:01:16 -0400 Message-ID: <16454.1239890476@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.162 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL=0.162 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200904/68 X-Sequence-Number: 16935 Dave Page writes: > Can I get comments/objections/opinions on this draft policy please? > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Archives_Policy Hmm, the first section suggests that there are cases where we will de-archive messages, and then the second lays out all the reasons why we won't and why it's useless to ask. So I'm still confused what the policy is. I would be happy with a policy that says "The archives are graven on stone tablets. Don't bother asking." but if we are willing to editorialize in extreme cases then maybe the second part needs to be modified. regards, tom lane