Re: pg_start_backup and pg_stop_backup Re: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Make CheckRequiredParameterValues() depend upon correct

Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@highrise.ca> wrote:
> I'm hoping to be able to build a tool that:
> 
> 1) Connects to PG walsender (a la walreceiver)
> 2) Streams WAL from pg master
> 3) Saves WAL into "files" (a la archive)...
> 
> i.e. I'm looking to keep a more-up-to-date PITR archive than
> waiting for traditional WAL file archiving...
I'm interested in that, too.
> I don't personally care about streaming replication replaying WAL
> as it comes, or running queries in recovery...
I'm with you that far, but I wouldn't want the sender to wait for
remote persistence.
-Kevin