Thread: out of date urls on postgresql.org/docs/books/
I was looking for some books on PostgreSQL, and noticed the links for the Dossier series return a 404, and http://www.ptf.com/ just mentions that the project was abandoned. I googled the title and couldn't find anything other than references to ptf.com --- diff *** PostgreSQL_ Books-orig.html Sun Jun 17 17:40:11 2007 --- PostgreSQL_ Books.html Sun Jun 17 17:41:29 2007 *************** *** 354,400 **** </tbody></table> </div> - <h2>DOSSIER Series</h2> - <div class="tblBasic"> - <table class="tblBasicGrey" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> - <tbody><tr> - <th class="colFirst">Cover</th> - <th class="colLast">Information</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class="colFirst"> - <a href="http://www.ptf.com/dossier/Post.shtml"><img src="PostgreSQL_%20Books_files/Post_PaD.jpeg" alt="Cover of PostgreSQL: Programming and Development" height="90" width="73"></a> - </td> - <td class="colLast"> - <b>Title</b>: PostgreSQL: Programming and Development<br> - <b>Author</b>: Rich Morin<br> - <b>Format</b>: Paperback<br> - </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class="colFirst"> - <a href="http://www.ptf.com/dossier/Post.shtml"><img src="PostgreSQL_%20Books_files/Post_ReM.jpeg" alt="Cover of PostgreSQL: Reference Manual" height="90" width="73"></a> - </td> - <td class="colLast"> - <b>Title</b>: PostgreSQL: Reference Manual<br> - <b>Author</b>: Rich Morin<br> - <b>Format</b>: Paperback<br> - </td> - </tr> - <tr class="lastrow"> - <td class="colFirst"> - <a href="http://www.ptf.com/dossier/Post.shtml"><img src="PostgreSQL_%20Books_files/Post_UaA.jpeg" alt="Cover of PostgreSQL: Use and Administration" height="90" width="73"></a> - </td> - <td class="colLast"> - <b>Title</b>: PostgreSQL: Use and Administration<br> - <b>Author</b>: Rich Morin<br> - <b>Format</b>: Paperback<br> - </td> - </tr> - - </tbody></table> - </div> - <h2>Didn't find anything you like?</h2> <form method="get" action="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/external-search"> <table style="background: rgb(0, 0, 0) none repeat scroll0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> --- 354,359 ---- -- David Gardner
On Sunday 17 June 2007 21:01, David Gardner wrote: > I was looking for some books on PostgreSQL, and noticed the links for > the Dossier series return a 404, and http://www.ptf.com/ just mentions > that the project was abandoned. > > I googled the title and couldn't find anything other than references to > ptf.com > Do folks think this should be removed, or should we just remove the links and add a note that it is no longer available/OOP ? -- Robert Treat Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 10:52:09PM -0400, Robert Treat wrote: > On Sunday 17 June 2007 21:01, David Gardner wrote: > > I was looking for some books on PostgreSQL, and noticed the links for > > the Dossier series return a 404, and http://www.ptf.com/ just mentions > > that the project was abandoned. > > > > I googled the title and couldn't find anything other than references to > > ptf.com > > > > Do folks think this should be removed, or should we just remove the links and > add a note that it is no longer available/OOP ? Are they available from someplace else? If so we should just link there ;-) If not, we should probably remove them completely. //Magnus
Magnus Hagander wrote: > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 10:52:09PM -0400, Robert Treat wrote: > > On Sunday 17 June 2007 21:01, David Gardner wrote: > > > I was looking for some books on PostgreSQL, and noticed the links for > > > the Dossier series return a 404, and http://www.ptf.com/ just mentions > > > that the project was abandoned. > > > > > > I googled the title and couldn't find anything other than references to > > > ptf.com > > > > > > > Do folks think this should be removed, or should we just remove the links and > > add a note that it is no longer available/OOP ? > > Are they available from someplace else? If so we should just link there ;-) > If not, we should probably remove them completely. Please just remove them. -- Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. +
On Tue, Jul 17, 2007 at 05:50:21PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 10:52:09PM -0400, Robert Treat wrote: > > > On Sunday 17 June 2007 21:01, David Gardner wrote: > > > > I was looking for some books on PostgreSQL, and noticed the links for > > > > the Dossier series return a 404, and http://www.ptf.com/ just mentions > > > > that the project was abandoned. > > > > > > > > I googled the title and couldn't find anything other than references to > > > > ptf.com > > > > > > > > > > Do folks think this should be removed, or should we just remove the links and > > > add a note that it is no longer available/OOP ? > > > > Are they available from someplace else? If so we should just link there ;-) > > If not, we should probably remove them completely. > > Please just remove them. Done, wil be on next site build. //Magnus