"Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, 1 Jan 2006, Tom Lane wrote: >> ... I don't see a good >> reason why we shouldn't let people use DNS names.
> Security? Possibly, but if you're worried about that sort of attack you just don't use DNS names in pg_hba.conf. Certainly it'd be worth putting a warning in the manual about the risks of referring to DNS servers that aren't directly under your control. But that doesn't seem like a reason not to provide the feature for those who want it. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster