Re: pgsql: Set libpq sslcompression to off by default

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Set libpq sslcompression to off by default
Date: 2018-03-20 21:00:42
Message-ID: 6dc970f5-572d-db9b-a043-f133c50854d6@2ndquadrant.com
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On 3/20/18 04:03, Daniel Gustafsson wrote:
> If we test for SSL_clear_options(), and use the sk_SSL_COMP_zero() where not
> available, we should be able to keep backwards compatibility with older OpenSSL
> revisions even if the distros have patched them AFAICT. Unless you’re already
> working on it I can take a stab at it.

I don't think we need to go out of our way to deal with such old
versions (> 8 years AFAICT), especially since we have no way to test it.

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Peter Eisentraut http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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