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From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: So, would it make sense to do something like a CRC on
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Msg-id 200409100305.i8A35IU29463@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to So, would it make sense to do something like a CRC on each record? (was How to determine a database is intact?)  (Joel <rees@ddcom.co.jp>)
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Joel wrote:
> Pardon me for this, but it's Monday morning here and I'm in shallow
> thinking mode.
>
> I was just looking over Wes's questions about checking database
> integrity, and the responses given, and I'm wondering if keeping a live
> CRC on each record would make sense? Or is this already done, or maybe
> an option? (Not that it would in any way solve Wes's company's current
> problem, ...)

TODO has:

    * Add optional CRC checksum to heap and index pages

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