On Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 11:44:55AM -0500, Mike Charnoky wrote: > In this usage scenario, doesn't the new HOT (heap only tuples) feature > of PG8.3 help, in terms of the DB requiring less VACUUM maintenance? It should, yes. We'll probably know more once 8.3 is in the field. For new work, though, I would certainly suggest trying this on 8.3. I know that's the _point_ of the feature. But if you've already got an application you need to field today, doing it on a beta is risky. A -- Andrew Sullivan Old sigs will return after re-constitution of blue smoke ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster