Re: 7.3B3 psql talking to a 7.2.3 server?

Rod Taylor wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-11-01 at 14:18, Larry Rosenman wrote:
> > On Fri, 2002-11-01 at 12:25, Rod Taylor wrote:
> > > > I know this, the question is, Should this happen? If not, can we fix it
> > > > somehow?
> > > >
> > > > Or do we need to put a note somewhere?
> > >
> > > I think it's a little late to fix now.
> > >
> > > Making psql support multiple versions was a suggestion Tom made a while
> > > back, but nobody took up the challenge.
> > Hmm. Ok. How about a cross-version/upgrade note somewhere?
>
> Probably worth while mentioning on the psql client page that clients are
> only expected to work with the version they're released with. Some
> functionality may be missing otherwise.

We have always allowed old clients to connect to new servers, but often
break new servers connecting to old clients. I think this is documented
somewhere, but it rarely comes up as an issue.

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