Read the FAQ. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leonard Soetedjo wrote: > On Tuesday 31 January 2006 14:09, Jim C. Nasby wrote: > > At present time, your best bet is to drop in on the IRC channel and ask > > questions there. You'll normally get an immediate reply, even if it's > > just a URL to look at. > > As a beginner, I feel not knowing where to start and what to ask in IRC or > mailing list (e.g. previously I didn't know that PostgreSQL has replication, > until I join the mailing list for some time). And in the mailing list, I saw > that there are repetitive questions asking about replication advice such as > what are the current choices, difference, caveats etc. I suppose that trend > is due to lack of beginner's documentation? (the answer might be in > PostgreSQL documentation, but I do find it rather technical for a beginner > like me to understand). > > Is there a FAQ or wiki that has a list of answer to beginners' questions? It > might not be complete or specific answers, but at least it gives some > direction to the questioner. > > I found Varlena.com's PostgreSQL General Bits to be quite good. However the > archives are sorted by date and therefore more difficult to discover > articles/tips (regarding new PostgreSQL features, for example). > > > Regards, > > Leonard Soetedjo > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073