pg_basebackup compression TODO item

From: Jeff Janes <jeff(dot)janes(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: pg_basebackup compression TODO item
Date: 2016-03-03 17:23:31
Message-ID: CAMkU=1zt9cjaQjVYAmywcP9iyxMJxFBUaVeB1eiaqBP=gejvDg@mail.gmail.com
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Since SSL compression seems to be a busted flush, I would like to see
pg_basebackup be able to do compression on the server end, not just
the client end, in order to spare network bandwidth.

Any comments on how hard this would be, or why we don't want it?

Cheers,

Jeff

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