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Re: libpq compression

Euler Taveira de Oliveira <euler@timbira.com>

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From: Euler Taveira <euler@timbira.com>
To: "ktm@rice.edu" <ktm@rice.edu>
Cc: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure@gmail.com>, Florian Pflug <fgp@phlo.org>, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Pgsql Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2012-06-15T20:08:58Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On 15-06-2012 11:10, ktm@rice.edu wrote:
> I agree and think that the SSL-based compression is an excellent default
> compression scheme. The plugable compression approach allows for the
> choice of the most appropriate compression implementation based on the
> application needs. It really addresses corner cases such as high-
> performance system.
> 
That is my opinion too. I'm free to use to most appropriate algorithm for
compression. It is just a matter of coding an interface for my favorite
compression algorithm. We could even add some algorithms in a new contrib module.


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