Brendan Jurd wrote: > 2009/11/29 Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us>: >> Wow, we mention 28k modems --- we are legacy software: ;-) >> >> This initial checkout is a little slower than simply downloading >> a <filename>tar.gz</filename> file; expect it to take 40 minutes >> or so if you have a 28.8K modem. > > Yes, and what about all the people using carrier pidgeon to download > Postgres? I think our documentation is neglecting this substantial > and vital portion of our user community.
Never underestimate the bandwidth of a carrier pigeon with a flash card tied to his leg. [1] "11-month-old bird armed with a 4GB memory stick... the carrier pigeon delivered 4GB of data 60 miles in a little over an hour" [1] http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Carrier-Pigeon-Officially-Beats-DSL-104393 -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
