>> > >> 2) Is there any hostility about the notion of implementing this feature
>> > >> into Postgres?
>> > >
>> > > Probabably --- it seems like a narrow use case.
>> >
>> > I'll consider this to be the definite answer unless I hear a dissenting
>> > opinion in the next few days.
>>
>> Yea, I might be wrong.
>
> I think you're very right. Don't ever want to see locks disappearing
> because of a timeout, sorry Laurent.
>
OK, thanks all for the replies.
Laurent Birtz