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Subject: Re: Running PostgreSQL as fast as possible no matter the consequences
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A B <gentosaker 'at' gmail.com> writes:

> Hi there.
>
> If you just wanted PostgreSQL to go as fast as possible WITHOUT any
> care for your data (you accept 100% dataloss and datacorruption if any
> error should occur), what settings should you use then?

Don't use PostgreSQL, just drop your data, you will end up with
the same results and be even faster than any use of PostgreSQL.
If anyone needs data, then just say you had data corruption, and
that since 100% dataloss is accepted, then all's well.

-- 
Guillaume Cottenceau