Peter <pmc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I don't think this has anything to do with "pg". Just checked: I get > garbage and misbehaviour on the "psql" command line tool also: > $ psql -h myhost flowmdev > psql (12.1) > GSSAPI-encrypted connection > Type "help" for help. > flowmdev=> select * from flows; > message type 0x44 arrived from server while idle > message type 0x44 arrived from server while idle > message type 0x44 arrived from server while idle Oh ... that does look pretty broken. However, we've had no other similar reports, so there must be something unique to your configuration. Busted GSSAPI library, or some ABI inconsistency, perhaps? What platform are you on, and how did you build or obtain this Postgres code? regards, tom lane