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To: StOo <stuart@comodo.net>
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Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] maximum number of connections. 
In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:53:49 +0000
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Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 11:01:15 -0400
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

StOo <stuart@comodo.net> writes:
> Does anyone know how to make one DB available to more than one port with
> the postmaster. For instance port 5432 and port 5431 are both foo db.

Can't be done AFAIK.  Why would you want to, anyway?

> Is postgres limited to a maximum number of connections and if so what
> is the maximum number?

See FAQ regarding max number of backends.

			regards, tom lane