Re: sending mail from Postgres

Hi Michael,

thanks for your reply.

you have mention that i can use plperlu, pltclu, or
plpython for sending mail, i am using windows version of postgres(7.3.1),

I have found that no dll in the postgres lib. for above mention language.

kindly suggest, form where i can find those language lib, & how can i
install those lib.

thanx & Regards,
aftab

7.3.1
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From: pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Michael Fuhr
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 11:11 PM
To: Aftab Alam
Cc: 'postgre'
Subject: Re: [ADMIN] sending mail from Postgres

On Tue, Dec 27, 2005 at 02:44:32PM +0530, Aftab Alam wrote:
> How can i send mail form postgresql.

You could write a function in a language like plperlu, pltclu, or
plpython, but a problem with functions that have effects outside
the database is that those effects can't be undone if the transaction
rolls back. A common example is a trigger that sends email when a
table is changed: if the trigger fires and then you roll back the
transaction, it's too late to cancel the email. Depending on what
you're doing it might be better to use LISTEN/NOTIFY and have a
client program send email when it receives a notification (notifications
are sent only when the transaction commits).

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Michael Fuhr

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