[HACKERS] Why vacuum?

[bpalmer]

I noticed the other day that one of my pg databases was slow,  so I ran
vacuum on it,  which brought a question to mind:  why the need?  I looked
at my oracle server and we aren't doing anything of the sort (that I can
find),  so why does pg need it?  Any info?

Thanks,
- brandon


b. palmer,  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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