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I think it would be easier to use pg.el [1], which provides an elisp
interface to PostgreSQL, by implementing its socket-level
frontend/backend protocol. I'd even do it myself, but I'm not familiar
with Gnus backends.


[1] <URL:http://www.chez.com/emarsden/downloads/pg.el>

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Eric Marsden
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