Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 98FCF4763DF for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 19:52:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF01E4763D6 for ; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 19:52:52 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g72NqcVk029064; Fri, 2 Aug 2002 19:52:38 -0400 (EDT) To: josh@agliodbs.com Cc: Wei Weng , pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: What about this? In-reply-to: <200208021614.48181.josh@agliodbs.com> References: <1028324422.9762.57.camel@Monet> <200208021614.48181.josh@agliodbs.com> Comments: In-reply-to Josh Berkus message dated "Fri, 02 Aug 2002 16:14:48 -0700" Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 19:52:38 -0400 Message-ID: <29063.1028332358@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 X-Archive-Number: 200208/52 X-Sequence-Number: 8898 Josh Berkus writes: >> Why can't postmaster run VACUUM ANALYZE automatically every once in a >> while? Since it is a very useful feature... > Because such a practice is not appropriate for everyone's database > installation, that's why. No, the correct answer is "read the TODO list"... regards, tom lane