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    </itemizedlist>
  
    <para>
!    Since the Windows example uses <literal>copy</> at both ends, either
     or both servers might be accessing the archive directory across the
     network.
    </para>
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    <para>
!    The <literal>copy</> command on Windows sets the final file size
!    before the file is completely copied, which would ordinarly confuse
!    <application>pg_standby</application>.  Therefore
!    <application>pg_standby</application> waits <literal>sleeptime</>
!    seconds once it sees the proper file size.  GNUWin32's <literal>cp</>
!    sets the file size only after the file copy is complete.
!   </para>
! 
!   <para>
!    Using the Since the Windows example uses <literal>copy</> at both ends, either
     or both servers might be accessing the archive directory across the
     network.
    </para>