Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>> This may be of value for users with low bandwidth connectivity to their
>> servers or where bandwidth may already be at a premium.
> But don't slow links do the compression themselves, like PPP over a
> modem?
Even if the link doesn't compress, shoving the feature into PG itself
isn't necessarily the answer. I'd suggest running such a connection
through an ssh tunnel, which would give you encryption as well as
compression.
regards, tom lane