Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-06 Thread Richard Troy
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Tom Lane wrote: > "Craig A. James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Bill Moran wrote: > >> I have no idea if that's legally binding or not, but I've talked to a few > >> associates who have some experience in law, and they all argue that email > >> disclaimers probably aren't le

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-06 Thread Tom Lane
"Craig A. James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Bill Moran wrote: >> I have no idea if that's legally binding or not, but I've talked to a few >> associates who have some experience in law, and they all argue that email >> disclaimers probably aren't legally binding anyway -- so the result is >> und

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-06 Thread Claus Guttesen
> I'm curious, what problem does the disclaimer cause? > > I wrote the following TOS for my personal system: > https://www.potentialtech.com/cms/node/9 > Excerpt of the relevant part: > I have no idea if that's legally binding or not, but I've talked to a few > associates who have some experience

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-06 Thread Craig A. James
Bill Moran wrote: I'm curious, what problem does the disclaimer cause? I wrote the following TOS for my personal system: https://www.potentialtech.com/cms/node/9 Excerpt of the relevant part: "If you send me email, you are granting me the unrestricted right to use the contents of that email howe

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-06 Thread Bill Moran
In response to Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Bricklen Anderson wrote: > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > Ravindran G-TLS,Chennai. wrote: > > >> Note: Please bear with us for the disclaimer because it is automated in > > >> the exchange server. > > >> Regards, > > >> Ravi > > > > > > FYI, we a

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-05 Thread Bruce Momjian
Bricklen Anderson wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Ravindran G-TLS,Chennai. wrote: > >> Note: Please bear with us for the disclaimer because it is automated in > >> the exchange server. > >> Regards, > >> Ravi > > > > FYI, we are getting closer to rejecting any email with such a > > disclaimer,

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-05 Thread Bricklen Anderson
Bruce Momjian wrote: Ravindran G-TLS,Chennai. wrote: Note: Please bear with us for the disclaimer because it is automated in the exchange server. Regards, Ravi FYI, we are getting closer to rejecting any email with such a disclaimer, or emailing you back every time saying we are ignoring the

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-05 Thread Bruce Momjian
Ravindran G-TLS,Chennai. wrote: > Note: Please bear with us for the disclaimer because it is automated in > the exchange server. > Regards, > Ravi FYI, we are getting closer to rejecting any email with such a disclaimer, or emailing you back every time saying we are ignoring the disclaimer.

Re: [PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-05 Thread A. Kretschmer
am Mon, dem 05.03.2007, um 20:25:21 +0530 mailte Ravindran G-TLS,Chennai. folgendes: > Dear All, > > I have to take backup of a database as a SQL file using the pg_dump utility > and > I have to check the disk space > > before taking the backup. Hence I need to estimate the size of the pg_dump

[PERFORM] Estimate the size of the SQL file generated by pg_dump utility

2007-03-05 Thread Ravindran G-TLS,Chennai.
Dear All, I have to take backup of a database as a SQL file using the pg_dump utility and I have to check the disk space before taking the backup. Hence I need to estimate the size of the pg_dump output. The size given by pg_database_size procedure and the size of file generated by pg_dump vary t