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Re: [HACKERS] Query cancel and OOB data

Maurice Gittens <mgittens@gits.nl>

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From: "Maurice Gittens" <mgittens@gits.nl>
To: "David Gould" <dg@illustra.com>, "Bruce Momjian" <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: <byronn@insightdist.com>, <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, <hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1998-05-19T07:47:15Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
>Use TCP. On most modern systems (eg Linux ;-) ), TCP especially on the
local
>machine is very efficient. Not quite as efficient as a Unix domain socket,
>but close enough that no one will notice.
>


Unix domain sockets are not only more efficient. They also are less of a
security
risk IMO.

With regards from Maurice.