RE: [GENERAL] vacuuming

From: "Rob den Boer" <rdboer(at)hrs-rotterdam(dot)nl>
To: "Herouth Maoz" <herouth(at)oumail(dot)openu(dot)ac(dot)il>
Cc: <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: RE: [GENERAL] vacuuming
Date: 1998-07-02 10:24:15
Message-ID: 000301bda5a3$905f7830$67032e9f@hrs_nt.hrs
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Hi Herouth,

> > Why should I want a backup when I never need it anyway??? ;-))
> Oh, be serious. The frequency of dumps depends on the application in hand.

My remark was not so serious intended, hence the smiley...
ok, serious now;

> Not everybody wants to backup every day. We have an Oracle-based
> application (yuck), which presents data derived from the main university's

Of course, it depends on the situation. In my situation it is obvious to do
a backup and vacuum overnight, since this db is used in an office 9/5
enviroment.

regards
Rob den Boer

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