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From Peter Geoghegan
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?  (Michael Paquier <michael.paquier@gmail.com>)
Re: [HACKERS] Checksums by default?  (Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>)
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On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> wrote:
> As it is, there are backup solutions which *do* check the checksum when
> backing up PG.  This is no longer, thankfully, some hypothetical thing,
> but something which really exists and will hopefully keep users from
> losing data.

Wouldn't that have issues with torn pages?


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Peter Geoghegan

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