Thread: Where might I propose a 'feature'?

I find the pg_hba.conf file to be frustrating in its configuration. I dont
see anywhere in the document itself that I would be able to use a netmask,
say:

192.168/16

which I would find to be far easier than the current setup. It doesnt strike
me as particularly difficult to include, and I think a lot of people would
take to it easier than the current setup.

Where might I propose such a patch? I'd really love to do it myself, except
that I'm a perl hacker and don't know the C necessary.

Thanks,
alex

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alex j. avriette
perl hacker.
a_avriette@acs.org
$dbh -> do('unhose');

> I find the pg_hba.conf file to be frustrating in its configuration. I dont
> see anywhere in the document itself that I would be able to use a netmask,
> say:
> 
> 192.168/16
> 
> which I would find to be far easier than the current setup. It doesnt strike
> me as particularly difficult to include, and I think a lot of people would
> take to it easier than the current setup.
> 
> Where might I propose such a patch? I'd really love to do it myself, except
> that I'm a perl hacker and don't know the C necessary.

There is a clear "MASK" column in the pg_hba.conf file.  Perhaps look at
the 7.2 version of the file as the documentation in it has been
improved.

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