Re: Disable OpenSSL compression

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> On 11/08/2011 09:34 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> There might be some argument for providing a client option to disable
>> compression, but it should not be forced, and it shouldn't even be the
>> default.  But before adding YA connection option, I'd want to see some
>> evidence that it's useful over non-local connections.

> I can certainly conceive of situations where one wants SSL on a high 
> speed/bandwidth network. I don't think we should assume that all or even 
> most real world SSL use will be across slow networks.

Even for that use-case, I don't believe that testing on a local loopback
connection should be considered representative.
        regards, tom lane