> but -X stream is, then we use a temporary slot always. This seems even more useful with -X fetch to me, as with fetch we are sure we are not immediately receiving the WAL. So, I'd propose to use it whenever -X is specified, regardless of which method is specified.
> (I still think we should change the default here, but that's a different topic) +1 > Does that seem reasonable? Or would people prefer it to default to off? Yes. Users are specifically requesting wal using -X, so making sure that actually happens by default would work.
