On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 1:38 PM, Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
>
> I don't know how you tested,
Copy a large file across a relatively slow network, and check the size
on the destination drive before it finishes.
> but could you please repeat the test with
> GnuWin32's cp.exe? If it doesn't preallocate the space then I think our way
> forward is reasonably clear:
It does not pre-allocate.
> . we recommend its use for Windows archive_command settings
> . we provide the delay kluge as switchable behaviour on Windows instead of
> having it always on.
Sounds reasonable to me.
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