> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicolai Tufar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 05 February 2004 08:15
> To: Dave Page
> Subject: RE: [HACKERS] PITR Dead horse?
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Page [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well I've
> only been
> > using PostgreSQL since 1997 and the *only* release
> I
> > ever had problems with was 6.3.2. We also use(d) Informix SE, DB2,
> > Unidata and SQL Server and only Informix and Unidata come
> close to the
> > robustness of PostgreSQL - and they're not the ones we need
> to worry
> > about.
>
> Don't know. But apparently different users will have
> different demands From a database.
Of course, but I would argue that my claim that PostgreSQL is reliable
is backed up by the lack of people posting messages like 'we had a
powercut and now my DB is hosed'.
> > Now I'm not saying we shouldn't be continually looking to improve
> > things, but I don't think this is quite the problem you imply.
>
> For the customers I am dealing with it is quite a problem, believe me.
Do they have specific problems with the reliability of PostgreSQL then?
Perhaps you could post details of how things have gone wrong for them
(assuming you haven't already - I don't recall anything on -hackers
recently).
Regards, Dave
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