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From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: time-delayed standbys
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:01:53 -0700
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Kevin,

> I think doing anything in PostgreSQL around this beyond allowing
> DBAs to trust their server clocks is insane.  The arguments for
> using and trusting ntpd is pretty much identical to the arguments
> for using and trusting the OS file systems.

Oh, you don't want to implement our own NTP?  Coward!

;-)

-- 
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL Experts Inc.
http://pgexperts.com



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