X-Original-To: pgsql-performance-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 165139DCC91 for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:11:29 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 05942-09 for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:11:29 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from noel.decibel.org (noel.decibel.org [67.100.216.10]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8FC29DCC9F for ; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:11:25 -0400 (AST) Received: by noel.decibel.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 953CA56431; Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:11:26 -0600 (CST) Received: (hashcash-sendmail, from uid 1001); Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:11:25 -0600 Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 14:11:25 -0600 From: "Jim C. Nasby" To: Scott Marlowe Cc: NbForYou , pgsql-performance@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Process Time X200 Message-ID: <20060314201125.GR45250@pervasive.com> References: <20060310085943.GA8913@winnie.fuhr.org> <4411499F.4000005@archonet.com> <1142009216.6249.37.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1142009216.6249.37.camel@state.g2switchworks.com> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4 amd64 X-Distributed: Join the Effort! http://www.distributed.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Hashcash: 1:20:060314:smarlowe@g2switchworks.com::3uTFgeRWQZB21/3O:00000000000 0000000000000000000000003c2u X-Hashcash: 1:20:060314:nbforyou@hotmail.com::p90xMtOl/wXcuraN:00000000000000000 0000000000000000000000003usm X-Hashcash: 1:20:060314:pgsql-performance@postgresql.org::rF91r0ZPNXPFLGry:00000 0000000000000000000000000tJo X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.109 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.109] X-Spam-Score: 0.109 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200603/195 X-Sequence-Number: 17632 On Fri, Mar 10, 2006 at 10:46:56AM -0600, Scott Marlowe wrote: > I think it's time to get a new hosting provider. > > If they're still running PostgreSQL 7.3.9 (the latest 7.3 is 7.3.14, and > 8.1.3 is amazingly faster than 7.3.anything...) then they're likely not > updating other vital components either, and therefore it's only a matter > of time before your machine gets hacked. Or you lose data. IIRC there have been some data-loss bugs fixed between 7.3.9 and 7.3.14. -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461