Re: quick review

Molle Bestefich wrote:
> Hi
> 
> First time PostgreSQL user.
> 
> Here's a review of my experience so far.
> 
> 1.) Reading the manual
> 
> Looks good feature-wise, but there's a suspicious lack of reference to
> any kind of repair utility for damaged data files.  Hmm.  I've been
> using computers for long enough that I know that in the real world
> there's no such thing as "data corruption doesn't occur", so it's
> rather suspicious.

Unless you have buggy hardware, there is no need for a repair tool. 
That is our position.

> 2.) Downloading and running the software
> 
> Installer doesn't run over Terminal Services.  Sucks, ended up using
> the no-installer zip instead.
> 
> Using what I assume is the server (postgres.exe - gee, a win32
> service, or an icon or something would've been nice), I keep getting
> "you are not permitted to run as administrator" messages.  Been
> looking for the option to turn that check off for the past 30 minutes,
> I do really know what I'm doing, network/security wise.  Spent so long
> on this useless task now that I've started considering the PostgreSQL
> developers pretentious f..ks for deciding what I'm permitted to run on
> my own box.  I could understand a warning and a polite pointer at a
> circumvention mechanism, but completely locking me out is unbelievably
> arrogant.  Thinking that if the rest of the product is developed with
> the same disdain for end users, I'll definitely be better off with
> another product.

Perhaps.

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