Re: Client/Server compression?

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.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