Re: Where might I propose a 'feature'?

> I find the pg_hba.conf file to be frustrating in its configuration. I dont
> see anywhere in the document itself that I would be able to use a netmask,
> say:
>
> 192.168/16
>
> which I would find to be far easier than the current setup. It doesnt strike
> me as particularly difficult to include, and I think a lot of people would
> take to it easier than the current setup.
>
> Where might I propose such a patch? I'd really love to do it myself, except
> that I'm a perl hacker and don't know the C necessary.

There is a clear "MASK" column in the pg_hba.conf file. Perhaps look at
the 7.2 version of the file as the documentation in it has been
improved.

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