Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is released
into the market

A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL (Redhat Database)
Second Edition (revised and enlarged and covers latest
version of PostgreSQL 7.1.3),
Published Jan 2002
Author: Al Dev

International Edition: 
-----------------------
The cost of the book is very minimal at about $20.99.

Asian Economy Edition: 
------------------------
For consumers in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand
please click on the button which says Rs. 330 (Indian
Rupees).
You can also buy this book for Rs. 330 from 
http://www.gtcdrom.com , Bangalore, INDIA as well at
all GTCdrom branches 
in every major Indian city.

The book is sold at http://www.aldev.8m.com

The first edition of this book (under different title)
covered
PostgreSQL 6.1 and sold about 400,000 copies in
USA/Canada. The 
second edition is available for sale world-wide and
translated version in
Japanese and German will be available in near future.

Edition bound, paper back.
The book has 43 chapters and is about 550 pages.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced User.

About 40% of the book is generic and can be used for
other databases
like MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL server and other 60% is
specific to
PostgreSQL.

Books are immensely important for open-source projects
like
PostgreSQL as they help the new & experienced users.
There are several books on PostgreSQL in the market
which directly and indirectly are helping the
development of PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL is a very sophisticated software and to use
such
a sophisticated database, you need a book.

"A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL (Redhat Database)" is 
a "must have" book as it is very difficult to use
PostgreSQL without
this book. This book had evolved over a very long
period of time.

Visit http://www.aldev.8m.com to buy this book.

The Table of Contents are as follows:

Table Contents
--------------

PART I

CHAPTER 1.  Introduction 
CHAPTER 2.  Principles of Database Management
CHAPTER 3.  PostgreSQL Solution 
CHAPTER 4.  Evaluation and Selection of SQL Servers
CHAPTER 5.  PostgreSQL, Embedded Databases and LDAP 
CHAPTER 6.  The PostgreSQL Database Architecture 
CHAPTER 7.  The PostgreSQL Instance Architecture 
CHAPTER 8.  PostgreSQL Database Administration
Overview 
CHAPTER 9.  PostgreSQL Quick Installation Instructions
 
CHAPTER 10. Quick Start Guide  
CHAPTER 11. PostgreSQL Supports Extremely Large
Databases greater than 500 Gig  
CHAPTER 12. Setup accurate Time on a SQL Server
CHAPTER 13. Replication Management  

PART II

CHAPTER 14. Object-Oriented Features 
CHAPTER 15. Java Capabilities in PostgreSQL 
CHAPTER 16. Performance Tuning of PostgreSQL Server 
CHAPTER 17. Security Management 
CHAPTER 18. Backup and Recovery 
CHAPTER 19. PSQL Utility  
CHAPTER 20. GUI FrontEnd Tool for PostgreSQL
(Graphical User Interface)
CHAPTER 21. Interface Drivers for PostgreSQL  
CHAPTER 22. Perl Database Interface Driver for
PostgreSQL 
CHAPTER 23. PostgreSQL Management Tools 

PART III

CHAPTER 24. Web-Application-Servers for PostgreSQL
CHAPTER 25. Applications and Tools for PostgreSQL
CHAPTER 26. Database Design Tool - Entity Relation
Diagram Tool
CHAPTER 27. Web Database Design/Implementation tool
for PostgreSQL
CHAPTER 28. PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (Server-side
HTML-embedded scripting language)
CHAPTER 29. Web Gem package 
CHAPTER 30. Python Interface for PostgreSQL
CHAPTER 31. Gateway between PostgreSQL and the WWW
CHAPTER 32. "C", "C++", ESQL/C language Interfaces and
Bitwise Operators for PostgreSQL
CHAPTER 33. Procedural Languages 

PART IV

CHAPTER 34. Japanese Language Interface/Kanji Code for
PostgreSQL, NLS support
CHAPTER 35. PostgreSQL Port to Windows 95/Windows
NT/2000/XP 
CHAPTER 36. Mailing Lists 
CHAPTER 37. Documentation and Reference Books 
CHAPTER 38. Technical support for PostgreSQL  
CHAPTER 39. Economic and Business Aspects  
CHAPTER 40. FAQ - Questions on PostgreSQL  

APPENDIX

41.  APPENDIX A - SYNTAX OF ANSI/ISO SQL 1992,
ANSI/ISO SQL 1998 
42.  APPENDIX B - SQL TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS
42.1 TUTORIAL FOR POSTGRESQL
42.2 INTERNET URL POINTERS
42.3 ON-LINE SQL TUTORIALS
43.  APPENDIX C - MIDGARD INSTALLATION
43.1 SECURITY with OPENSSL

Visit http://www.aldev.8m.com to buy this book.


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Sun, 13 Jan 2002 10:08:57 -0800 (PST)
Al Dev <pgsqlbook@yahoo.com>
Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is released into the market
Dear PostgreSQL community,

    Most  of  the  longer  standing  members  of  the  PostgreSQL
    developers or users communities know very  well  what  to  do
    with  information provided by Al Dev (aka Alavoor Vasudevan).

    For those who don't know yet, some personal notes that  might
    help you to make your decision:

    * The  first  edition  of  Al  Dev's  book  was  published by
      iUniverse under the title "Database-SQL-RDBMS Howto",  ISBN
      0-595-13675-3.   It   is   currently  on  rank  439,321  at
      amazon.com. Rank! Not to be mistakenly read as sold copies.

    * The  book  contains  Al Dev's original Database-HOWTO.  The
      PostgreSQL coreteam had a hard time to  get  this  document
      "removed"  from  official  sites like linuxdoc.org.  It can
      still be found on the net, google for the keywords:

          "al dev" postgresql howto nuclear weapons in ancient india

      An obvious relationship ... no?

    * For more examples of his style to put important information
      together visit his website

          http://www.aldev.8m.com

      The table of content for the new book looks the same again.
      This is no real drawback and  since  it  is  all  important
      information, one has to read it all anyway, so there was no
      need to waste time by putting it into any specific order.

    * Every now and then Al Dev seems to feel the need to clearly
      point  out the superior advantage of open source technology
      over commercial products.  He then posts his important  new
      information on a number of mailing lists.

      I  do appreciating when people think open source technology
      is a good thing in general. I also prefer  arguments  based
      on technical facts without polemic bashing.

    I have to admit that I am quite courious about it. Since this
    one seems not to be available online, I might have order  it,
    only to write a readers review.


Jan

Al Dev wrote:
> Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is released
> into the market
>
> A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL (Redhat Database)
> Second Edition (revised and enlarged and covers latest
> version of PostgreSQL 7.1.3),
> Published Jan 2002
> Author: Al Dev
>
> International Edition:
> -----------------------
> The cost of the book is very minimal at about $20.99.
>
> Asian Economy Edition:
> ------------------------
> For consumers in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives,
> Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand
> please click on the button which says Rs. 330 (Indian
> Rupees).
> You can also buy this book for Rs. 330 from
> http://www.gtcdrom.com , Bangalore, INDIA as well at
> all GTCdrom branches
> in every major Indian city.
>
> The book is sold at http://www.aldev.8m.com
>
> The first edition of this book (under different title)
> covered
> PostgreSQL 6.1 and sold about 400,000 copies in
> USA/Canada. The
> second edition is available for sale world-wide and
> translated version in
> Japanese and German will be available in near future.
>
> Edition bound, paper back.
> The book has 43 chapters and is about 550 pages.
> Level: Intermediate to Advanced User.
>
> About 40% of the book is generic and can be used for
> other databases
> like MySQL, Oracle, MS SQL server and other 60% is
> specific to
> PostgreSQL.
>
> Books are immensely important for open-source projects
> like
> PostgreSQL as they help the new & experienced users.
> There are several books on PostgreSQL in the market
> which directly and indirectly are helping the
> development of PostgreSQL.
>
> PostgreSQL is a very sophisticated software and to use
> such
> a sophisticated database, you need a book.
>
> "A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL (Redhat Database)" is
> a "must have" book as it is very difficult to use
> PostgreSQL without
> this book. This book had evolved over a very long
> period of time.
>
> Visit http://www.aldev.8m.com to buy this book.
>
> The Table of Contents are as follows:
>
> Table Contents
> --------------
>
> PART I
>
> CHAPTER 1.  Introduction
> CHAPTER 2.  Principles of Database Management
> CHAPTER 3.  PostgreSQL Solution
> CHAPTER 4.  Evaluation and Selection of SQL Servers
> CHAPTER 5.  PostgreSQL, Embedded Databases and LDAP
> CHAPTER 6.  The PostgreSQL Database Architecture
> CHAPTER 7.  The PostgreSQL Instance Architecture
> CHAPTER 8.  PostgreSQL Database Administration
> Overview
> CHAPTER 9.  PostgreSQL Quick Installation Instructions
>
> CHAPTER 10. Quick Start Guide
> CHAPTER 11. PostgreSQL Supports Extremely Large
> Databases greater than 500 Gig
> CHAPTER 12. Setup accurate Time on a SQL Server
> CHAPTER 13. Replication Management
>
> PART II
>
> CHAPTER 14. Object-Oriented Features
> CHAPTER 15. Java Capabilities in PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 16. Performance Tuning of PostgreSQL Server
> CHAPTER 17. Security Management
> CHAPTER 18. Backup and Recovery
> CHAPTER 19. PSQL Utility
> CHAPTER 20. GUI FrontEnd Tool for PostgreSQL
> (Graphical User Interface)
> CHAPTER 21. Interface Drivers for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 22. Perl Database Interface Driver for
> PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 23. PostgreSQL Management Tools
>
> PART III
>
> CHAPTER 24. Web-Application-Servers for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 25. Applications and Tools for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 26. Database Design Tool - Entity Relation
> Diagram Tool
> CHAPTER 27. Web Database Design/Implementation tool
> for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 28. PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (Server-side
> HTML-embedded scripting language)
> CHAPTER 29. Web Gem package
> CHAPTER 30. Python Interface for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 31. Gateway between PostgreSQL and the WWW
> CHAPTER 32. "C", "C++", ESQL/C language Interfaces and
> Bitwise Operators for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 33. Procedural Languages
>
> PART IV
>
> CHAPTER 34. Japanese Language Interface/Kanji Code for
> PostgreSQL, NLS support
> CHAPTER 35. PostgreSQL Port to Windows 95/Windows
> NT/2000/XP
> CHAPTER 36. Mailing Lists
> CHAPTER 37. Documentation and Reference Books
> CHAPTER 38. Technical support for PostgreSQL
> CHAPTER 39. Economic and Business Aspects
> CHAPTER 40. FAQ - Questions on PostgreSQL
>
> APPENDIX
>
> 41.  APPENDIX A - SYNTAX OF ANSI/ISO SQL 1992,
> ANSI/ISO SQL 1998
> 42.  APPENDIX B - SQL TUTORIAL FOR BEGINNERS
> 42.1 TUTORIAL FOR POSTGRESQL
> 42.2 INTERNET URL POINTERS
> 42.3 ON-LINE SQL TUTORIALS
> 43.  APPENDIX C - MIDGARD INSTALLATION
> 43.1 SECURITY with OPENSSL
>
> Visit http://www.aldev.8m.com to buy this book.
>
>
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Mon, 14 Jan 2002 15:30:54 -0500 (EST)
Jan Wieck <janwieck@yahoo.com>
Re: Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is released into
Jan Wieck wrote:
> 
> Dear PostgreSQL community,
> 
>     Most  of  the  longer  standing  members  of  the  PostgreSQL
>     developers or users communities know very  well  what  to  do
>     with  information provided by Al Dev (aka Alavoor Vasudevan).
> ....


Is all I did was visit his web site, and got a bill from
"billpoint@billpoint.com" for $25.98. I DID NOT order his book:

>  Subject: Billpoint Invoice for Item # , 1 , for $25.98
>     Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:02:14 -0800 (PST)
>     From: Billpoint System Notification <billpoint@billpoint.com>
>       To: Doug@royer.com
>
>  ...
>
>  This is a Billpoint Invoice from alavoor@yahoo.com requesting
>  payment of $25.98 for "1" . To pay for this item, click on the
>  link below, or copy and paste it into your browser. (If the
>  link appears on multiple lines, you may need to copy each line
>  separately.) 
>
>  ...
>
>    Invoice Details 
>    --------------- 
>  ...
>    Seller:              alavoor@yahoo.com 
>    Seller email:        alavoor@yahoo.com
>    Seller Message:      A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL.
>  ...



When I called the WHOIS database phone number for billpoint,
the answering maching answered BILL - POINT, then I hit '0'
and E-BAY answered.
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:57:04 -0700
Doug Royer <Doug@royer.com>
Re: [ANNOUNCE] Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is 
Hi Doug,

I just had a similar experience.  I emailed him to request a copy of his
book for review, and bingo, I get an invoice in the email to cough up
cash from Billpoint as well.

This is ridiculous, and is giving us a bad rep.

I'll pursue this further.

BTW, has anyone else suffered this probably-illegal experience with Al
Dev?

Regards and best wishes,

Justin Clift


Doug Royer wrote:
> 
> Jan Wieck wrote:
> >
> > Dear PostgreSQL community,
> >
> >     Most  of  the  longer  standing  members  of  the  PostgreSQL
> >     developers or users communities know very  well  what  to  do
> >     with  information provided by Al Dev (aka Alavoor Vasudevan).
> > ....
> 
> Is all I did was visit his web site, and got a bill from
> "billpoint@billpoint.com" for $25.98. I DID NOT order his book:
> 
> >  Subject: Billpoint Invoice for Item # , 1 , for $25.98
> >     Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 17:02:14 -0800 (PST)
> >     From: Billpoint System Notification <billpoint@billpoint.com>
> >       To: Doug@royer.com
> >
> >  ...
> >
> >  This is a Billpoint Invoice from alavoor@yahoo.com requesting
> >  payment of $25.98 for "1" . To pay for this item, click on the
> >  link below, or copy and paste it into your browser. (If the
> >  link appears on multiple lines, you may need to copy each line
> >  separately.)
> >
> >  ...
> >
> >    Invoice Details
> >    ---------------
> >  ...
> >    Seller:              alavoor@yahoo.com
> >    Seller email:        alavoor@yahoo.com
> >    Seller Message:      A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL.
> >  ...
> 
> When I called the WHOIS database phone number for billpoint,
> the answering maching answered BILL - POINT, then I hit '0'
> and E-BAY answered.
> 
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>                   Name: Doug.vcf
>    Doug.vcf       Type: VCard (text/x-vcard)
>               Encoding: 7bit
>            Description: Card for Doug Royer
> 
>    Part 1.3    Type: Plain Text (text/plain)
>            Encoding: binary

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Thu, 17 Jan 2002 13:34:45 +1100
Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
Re: [HACKERS] [ANNOUNCE] Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is
Justin Clift wrote:
> 
> Hi Doug,
> 
> I just had a similar experience.  I emailed him to request a copy of his
> book for review, and bingo, I get an invoice in the email to cough up
> cash from Billpoint as well.
> 
> This is ridiculous, and is giving us a bad rep.
> 
> I'll pursue this further.
> 
> BTW, has anyone else suffered this probably-illegal experience with Al
> Dev?

      Billpoint, Inc.
      2145 Hamilton Avenue
      San Jose, CA 95125
      (408) 626 4910
      (FAX) (408) 626 4901

I would recommend that everyone that has problems call to complain.
Like I said in the previous email, it seems to also be E-BAY.
They DO NOT want a bad reputation.
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 17:05:35 -0700
Doug Royer <Doug@royer.com>
Re: [ANNOUNCE] Commercial: New Book!! PostgreSQL book is