Re: Beating Oracle

Tom Lane wrote:

>Bruce Badger <bbadger@BadgerSE.com> writes:
>
>>Due to network glitch, a PostgreSQL connection over IP is being dropped.
>>
>
>Perhaps there is something wrong with your TCP stacks.  I do not think
>it's Postgres' responsibility to second-guess the network transport
>code...
>
>            regards, tom lane
>
Not *my* stack, BTW, but that aside I agree with you.  The people 
involved suspect that a firewall is causing the problem.

The thing is that from their point of view, Oracle keeps going where 
PostgreSQL does not.  Given that both are running over the same network, 
the response of these people could well be to simply move everything to 
Oracle.

The question, then, is: what can we PostgreSQL people can do to match 
this Oracle ability??