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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
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Subject: Re: Inaccurate statement about log shipping replication mode
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On Tue, Sep 02, 2025 at 11:10:42AM -0400, Robert Treat wrote:
> So with that said, I would suggest fixing this by changing the first
> sentence of paragraph 4 to "It should be noted that file based log
> shipping is asynchronous", as this also emphasizes that this section
> is focused on file based wal shipping.

Not sure that there is a strong need for "file-based", still it is
true that we could just remove the inexact part of the sentence and
call it a day, as of:
--- a/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/high-availability.sgml
@@ -527,8 +527,7 @@ protocol to make nodes agree on a serializable transact=
ional order.
   </para>
=20
   <para>
-   It should be noted that log shipping is asynchronous, i.e., the WAL
-   records are shipped after transaction commit. As a result, there is a
+   It should be noted that log shipping is asynchronous. As a result, ther=
e is a

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Michael

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