On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't know how you tested,
Copy a large file across a relatively slow network, and check the size on the destination drive before it finishes. > but could you please repeat the test with > GnuWin32's cp.exe? If it doesn't preallocate the space then I think our way > forward is reasonably clear: It does not pre-allocate. > . we recommend its use for Windows archive_command settings > . we provide the delay kluge as switchable behaviour on Windows instead of > having it always on. Sounds reasonable to me. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers