Hi,
> > In the web application field hosting is just as big a PITA.
>
> How so? There are several companies out there that offer PgSQL hosting
> ... Hub.Org (http://www.hub.org) has been offering it since '95 ...
I know of several companies here in The Netherlands that offer PostgreSQL
hosting. Our company (www.nederland.net) has also been offering it since
'95... And some web-appliances (Cobalt for example) have it pre-installed.
Sander.