Kynn Jones <kynnjo@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Actually, that was a mistake on my part. That should have been "-Ft" rather > than "-Z9 -Fc", since I *don't* want compression (most of the data being > transmitted consists of highly incompressible blobs anyway). Regarding SSH, > my understanding is that to get compression one needs to pass to it the -C > flag at the time of creating the tunnel. But my grasp of these details is > tenuous as best. Actually, I'd suggest -Fc -Z0, or maybe plain text dump, if your motivation is to avoid compression. -Ft has its own issues that make it a less-than-desirable choice; you shouldn't pick it unless you really specifically need a tar-compatible dump format. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general