Hot Standby DB solution

Hello list,

RH 4

PG 8.0.3

I'm investigating the use of a second server with a backup copy of the
live DB set up and in recovery mode.

I want to copy (scp?) the archived WAL files over and apply these to the
standby DB.

Basically what I am after is any documentation on how to set this up -
the backup/recovery documentation section mentions it but does not go
into any detail.

I had a hunt through the archives and although some people appeared to
be using this scenario, I couldn't find any definitive solutions

One of the things I do not fully understand is how to keep the standby
DB in recovery mode.

Would 8.0.3 be OK for this or would I be better shifting to 8.1.1?

If anyone has any information on the above and is willing to share it,
it would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Nigel

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