Re: [INTERFACES] client connections to libpq

From: Peter T Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>
To: brians(at)ucsd(dot)edu
Cc: pgsql-interfaces(at)hub(dot)org
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] client connections to libpq
Date: 1998-10-17 13:54:15
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.3.96.981017145247.31130V-100000@maidast.retep.org.uk
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On Sat, 17 Oct 1998, Brian E. Sanders wrote:

> I have posted on this twice before about this question, but what does
> this mean in the 6.4-beta2 HISTORY file:
>
> Libpq now allows asynchronous clients(Tom)
>
> If someone knowledgeable would just tell me it's too esoteric a question for
> the mailing lists, please let me know and I'll look elsewhere.

I believe it's where a client can now abort a result while it's still
being received. It does this by sending an OOB (Out Of Band) packet to the
backend.

Peter

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