"madhtr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> From: "Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> ... although it takes a good long while (several seconds) because of the
>> "sleep(1)" in the interaction with the postmaster.

> Sleep(1) should be only 1/1000 of a second. I do that so I don't hammer the 
> processor with my while loop when i am not  using a select().

Ah.  I was interpreting it in Unix terms, where sleep() measures in
seconds.  With a wait of a few msec it might not be too intolerable.

                        regards, tom lane

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