Re: libpq and connection failures

jtv@xs4all.nl writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I think it's probably better to have the default assumption be
>> "connection possibly recoverable" than have it be "summarily kill
>> connection at first hint of trouble".  The latter seems less robust
>> not more so.

> Not after the connection failure has made its way into a PGresult, surely?

Well, I've not had a whole lot of personal experience with flaky
connections to a database ... what do other people think would be
the most useful behavior?
        regards, tom lane