Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> I know there was concerns about blocking but is that problem any more so
> than other interfaces we already support?
We don't need to make it worse. We've already had trouble reports about
postmaster hangups with broken IDENT servers; PAM will hugely expand the
scope of potential troubles. Can you say "denial of service"?
regards, tom lane