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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?
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In response to [HACKERS] Checksums by default?  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?  (Jim Nasby <Jim.Nasby@BlueTreble.com>)
Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> Is it time to enable checksums by default, and give initdb a switch to turn
> it off instead?

Have we seen *even one* report of checksums catching problems in a useful
way?

I think this will be making the average user pay X% for nothing.
        regards, tom lane

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