Steve King <steve(dot)king(at)ecmsys(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> Is postgres 7.2.1 safe if there is a power fail.
You should be running 7.2.4 --- we don't put out patch releases just to
amuse ourselves.
Yes, there are data-loss fixes between 7.2.1 and 7.2.4.
regards, tom lane