Running PostgreSQL on Windows

Hi, I'm new to this list.  I'm currently in a project that requires very low cost to build a system.  So we have
decidedto try out those free software available including PostgreSQL.   

One concern that I have which worries me the most is running PostgresSQL on a Windows environment.  Our client wants to
useWindows because they have no experience in maintaining Unix based system.  I have set up a test machine on
Windows2000Professional PC.  I installed cygwin which came with the latest version of PostgreSQL.  While I read the
instruction,I've found this following note. 

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NOTE:  The following are known issues with PostgreSQL on Windows:

1.  Cygwin's AF_UNIX sockets are really implemented as AF_INET sockets
    so they are inherently insecure.

2.  make check can generate spurious regression test failures due to
    overflowing the listen() backlog queue which causes connection
    refused errors.
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So far, I haven't able to find any other known problems, but I also haven't been able to find information about the
problemsabove either.  Which leads me to the following questions.  I would greatly appreciate if anyone can help
findingthe answers to them. 

1. How likely is it to encounter the above problems?
2. Are there solutions for them?
3. Are there any other problems for running on Windows environment I should worry about?
4. Would choosing Windows2000 Professional or Sever make a difference?

Jun Kaneko
kaneko_jun@e-techou.com


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