Re: DRDA, network protocol, and documentation

Marc Lavergne <mlavergn@richlava.com> writes:
> This would involve far more than just a SQL*Net listener. Given the the 
> syntactic differences between Oracle and PostgreSQL, a whole 
> compatibility layer beyond the listener would be needed to allow for 
> interoperability. The listener piece would be relatively small potatoes 
> compared to building an Oracle<>PostgreSQL syntax translator or a 
> compatibility layer (the number of "bug" reports something like this is 
> capable of generating gives me cold sweats).

Yup.  There are some people fooling with a more-Oracle-compatible parser
(eg, Oracle-style outer join syntax) but I fear that just scratches the
surface of trying to make something that's plug-compatible enough to
make Oracle users happy.

Still, having a SQL*Net listener would be a step forward, if anyone
cared to work on it.
        regards, tom lane