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Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:41:00 +0100
From: Markus Wanner <markus@bluegap.ch>
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Subject: Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Efficient transaction-controlled
	synchronous replication.
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On 03/18/2011 08:29 PM, Simon Riggs wrote:
> We could do that easily enough, actually, if we wished.
> 
> Do we wish?

I personally don't see any problem letting a standby show a snapshot
before the master.  I'd consider it unneeded network traffic.  But then
again, I'm completely biased.

Regards

Markus Wanner