> The requirements scream ASP model except that this system needs to be > functional for disaster management where it's likely there won't be any > communications. At least, that's the constraint I've been given. I'm not an expert on this, but just kicking around the idea, the approach I think I'd look into: - clients don't access the database directly - there's a middleware layer and clients make higher-level RPC-type calls whose semantics more closely match the client functionality - then those calls can be logged and replicated... -- Scott Ribe scott_ribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.killerbytes.com/ (303) 665-7007 voice ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq