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From Paul Ganainm
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pgman@candle.pha.pa.us says...


> > Nope - I don't think so. There are a few who work for IBPhoenix, who
> > consult on Interbase and Firebird and restore corrupted dbs &c., but


> Man, we need to get us some of that "corruption" to boost consuting
> fees!  :-)


Well, this becomes an issue because Interbase is so easy to use (esp. on
Windows) that people "take liberties" - run it on Wintendo 98 on an end
user's machine with forced writes turned off - if you look after your
system, it will look after you.


> I just checked my Groff book and I don't see PostgreSQL mentioned in the
> index.  It is dated copyright 1999.  Do you have a newer edition?

Yes, I have the second edition which has an Appendix B - Vendor Profiles
- in which PostgreSQL is mentioned.


Paul...

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