> > Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 21:04:06 +0400 (MSD)
> > From: "Alex P. Rudnev" <alex@Relcom.EU.net>
> > To: tih@Hamartun.Priv.NO
> > cc: pgsql-announce@postgreSQL.org
> > Subject: [ANNOUNCE] ipaddr data type - EXTENDED VERSION HERE
...
> > I investigated carefully POSTGRES data base (in idea to use it for our
> > internal IP routing data base, and because I have participated in Ingres
> > development here in Russia in RUBIN/DEMOS project - through it was not
> > freeware work - and it was very interesting for me too see such good
> > freeware data base as PostgreSQL), and I modified 'ipaddr' data type
> > library in
> > accordance to our requests and to allow SQL do indexing over ipaddr objects.
> >
> > You can read description at 'http://relcom.EU.net/ipaddr.html' and get
> > sources at 'http://relcom.EU.net/ip_class.tar.gz'. It contains sources,
> > sql scripts for incorporating new data type into postgres (including
> > ipaddr_ops operator class incorporation) and 20,000 records based data
> > test for the indexing.
> >
> > I am not sure if it's proper mail list for this information, and if
> > it's interesting for anyone except me to get full-functional ipaddress
> > class. I am ready to make all modifications, bug fixing and documentation
> > for this data class if it's nessesary for it's contribution to the
> > Postgres data base.
> >
> > Anyway, all my work was based at original 'ip&mac data type'
> > contribution, written by Tom Ivar Helbekkmo.
> >
> > Be free to write me any questions or requests about this work.
> > ==============================================================
> >
> > Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow
> > (+7 095) 194-19-95 (Network Operations Center Hot Line),(+7 095) 239-10-10, N 13729 (pager)
> > (+7 095) 196-72-12 (Support), (+7 095) 194-33-28 (Fax)
> >
> >
>
> I have added this to replace the current ip /contrib handling.
Is this user-application compatible with our existing ip/contrib handling?
-dg
