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From: Michael Graff <explorer@flame.org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Rather incorrect text in admin guide
Date: 30 Dec 2000 12:18:43 -0800
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References: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0012301529090.776-100000@peter.localdomain>

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:

> > NetBSD (which I use) will allow file sizes up to 2^64 -- I don't think
> > anyone has generated a postgresql database that large yet.
> 
> Possibly, but how is this relevant to what *could* be done?

Mainly that the whole section seems targeted at older OSs which cannot
write large files which pg_dumpall can generate.

Stating that this is only a requirement on some OSs seems to make
sense.

--Michael



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