From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200407131403.i6DE3x314762@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: Remove email search
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To: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:03:59 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www@postgresql.org>
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Justin Clift wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > After years of failure to support a reliable, fast search capability for
> > our email list, I suggest we give up and move to just pointing to Google
> > Groups.  Our search screens have been mostly an embarrassment for us,
> > and it is time to give up and move on:
> > 
> > 	http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=comp.databases.postgresql
> 
> Hmmm... do they cover enough of the mailing lists to be effective, and 
> do they retain the emails for a really long time?
> 
> :-)
> 
> 
> <snip>
> > I also think we need to start purchasing our own servers with company
> > donations and move to a more independent infrastructure.
> 
> Well, lets draw up some equipment targets, figure out pricing, and 
> figure out how much we have in the kitty.

Actually, right now we have nothing in the kitty.  This is more of a
long-term goal, I think.

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