X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8740DAF25 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:47:26 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 06816-02 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 04:47:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sharp.noc24x7.com (unknown [69.56.128.138]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27834DAF19 for ; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 01:47:22 -0300 (ADT) Received: from [61.3.110.139] (helo=thenilgiris.web) by sharp.noc24x7.com with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1EUdCD-0002EO-Bw for pgsql-sql@postgresql.org; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:17:29 +0530 Received: by thenilgiris.web (Postfix, from userid 500) id 3406D5CB28; Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:15:19 +0530 (IST) From: Kenneth Gonsalves To: PostgreSQL SQL Subject: why vacuum Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 10:15:17 +0530 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Message-Id: <200510261015.17623.lawgon@thenilgiris.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sharp.noc24x7.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - postgresql.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - thenilgiris.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.061 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.011, FORGED_RCVD_HELO=0.05] X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200510/305 X-Sequence-Number: 23158 hi, i was in a minor flame war with a mysql guy - his major grouse was that=20 'I wouldnt commit mission critical data to a database that needs to be=20 vacuumed once a week'. So why does pg need vacuum? --=20 regards kg http://www.livejournal.com/users/lawgon tally ho! http://avsap.org.in =E0=B2=87=E0=B2=82=E0=B2=A1=E0=B3=8D=E0=B2=B2=E0=B2=BF=E0=B2=A8=E0=B2=95=E0= =B3=8D=E0=B2=B8 =E0=AE=B5=E0=AE=BE=E0=AE=B4=E0=AF=8D=E0=AE=95!