Marco Colombo <pgsql(at)esiway(dot)net> writes:
> Good to know, thanks. I think I'll experiment a bit with
> archive_command. My point was that since I know (or better assume) that
> old segments are going to stay in my pg_xlog for *days* before getting
> recycled,
On what do you base that assumption? Once the system thinks they're not
needed anymore, they'll be recycled immediately.
regards, tom lane