> > My point was that there could still be a conflict against a user column
> > that the user tries to create *later*. So it's illusory to think that
> > making the name of a dropped column less predictable will improve
> > matters.
>
> The simple (to describe, perhaps not to implement ;) way to resolve it
> would be for the ADD COLUMN (or CREATE TABLE INHERITS) rename the
> offending deleted column once more.
Hah! What a wonderful idea! Now why didn't I think of that!
Chris