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From: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
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To: "Eric" <emayo@pozicom.net>, pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Limiting database size
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:12:02 -0700
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Eric,

> I like the idea of putting it on a hard disk or partition of fixed size a=
nd
> waiting for the DB to simply crash.
> hahaha

Yeah.  <grin>   It's what MS SQL Server does, though.   As I said, I think =
the=20
whole concept of limiting database size in MB is fundamentally flawed.   I=
=20
mean, what's the database supposed to do when it runs out of space?

-Josh