Mention OIDs are now not created by default.

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                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Tue Nov 21 10:37:54 EST 2006
+   Last updated: Tue Nov 21 23:16:54 EST 2006
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
    
@@ -728,11 +728,11 @@
    
   4.12) What is an OID? What is a CTID?
   
-   Every row that is created in PostgreSQL gets a unique OID unless
-   created WITHOUT OIDS. OIDs are automatically assigned unique 4-byte
-   integers that are unique across the entire installation. However, they
-   overflow at 4 billion, and then the OIDs start being duplicated.
-   PostgreSQL uses OIDs to link its internal system tables together.
+   If a table is created WITH OIDS, each row gets a unique a OID. OIDs
+   are automatically assigned unique 4-byte integers that are unique
+   across the entire installation. However, they overflow at 4 billion,
+   and then the OIDs start being duplicated. PostgreSQL uses OIDs to link
+   its internal system tables together.
    
    To uniquely number rows in user tables, it is best to use SERIAL
    rather than OIDs because SERIAL sequences are unique only within a

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     Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
 
-    Last updated: Tue Nov 21 10:37:54 EST 2006
+    Last updated: Tue Nov 21 23:16:54 EST 2006
 
     Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (
     "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected])
@@ -956,13 +956,13 @@ length
     4.12) What is an OID? What is
     a CTID?
 
-    Every row that is created in PostgreSQL gets a unique
-    OID unless created WITHOUT OIDS.
-    OIDs are automatically assigned unique 4-byte
-    integers that are unique across the entire installation.  However,
-    they overflow at 4 billion, and then the OIDs start
-    being duplicated. PostgreSQL uses OIDs to link its
-    internal system tables together.
+    If a table is created WITH OIDS, each row
+    gets a unique a OID.  OIDs are
+    automatically assigned unique 4-byte integers that are unique
+    across the entire installation.  However, they overflow at 4
+    billion, and then the OIDs start being duplicated.
+    PostgreSQL uses OIDs to link its internal system
+    tables together.
 
     To uniquely number rows in user tables, it is best to use
     SERIAL rather than OIDs because