Re: [HACKERS] [Fwd: [ANNOUNCE] ipaddr data type - EXTENDED VERSION HERE]

> Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 21:04:06 +0400 (MSD)
> From: "Alex P. Rudnev" <alex@Relcom.EU.net>
> To: tih@Hamartun.Priv.NO
> cc: pgsql-announce@postgreSQL.org
> Subject: [ANNOUNCE] ipaddr data type - EXTENDED VERSION HERE
> Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.980526203837.20622V-100000@virgin.relcom.eu.net>
> Organization: Relcom Corp.
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> I investigated carefully POSTGRES data base (in idea to use it for our
> internal IP routing data base, and because  I have participated in Ingres
> development here in Russia in RUBIN/DEMOS project - through it was not
> freeware work - and it was very interesting for me too see such good
> freeware data base as PostgreSQL), and I modified 'ipaddr' data type
> library in
> accordance to our requests and to allow SQL do indexing over ipaddr objects.
>
> You can read description at 'http://relcom.EU.net/ipaddr.html' and get
> sources at 'http://relcom.EU.net/ip_class.tar.gz'. It contains sources,
> sql scripts for incorporating new data type into postgres (including
> ipaddr_ops operator class incorporation) and 20,000 records based data
> test for the indexing.
>
> I am not sure if it's proper mail list for this information, and if
> it's interesting for anyone except me to get full-functional ipaddress
> class. I am ready to make all modifications, bug fixing and documentation
> for this data class if it's nessesary for it's contribution to the
> Postgres data base.
>
> Anyway, all my work was based at original 'ip&mac data type'
> contribution, written by Tom Ivar Helbekkmo.
>
> Be free to write me any questions or requests about this work.
> ==============================================================
>
> Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow
> (+7 095) 194-19-95 (Network Operations Center Hot Line),(+7 095) 239-10-10, N 13729 (pager)
> (+7 095) 196-72-12 (Support), (+7 095) 194-33-28 (Fax)
>
>

I have added this to replace the current ip /contrib handling.


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