Steve, > In some ways something like Berkeley DB might be a better match to the > frontend, but I'm comfortable with PostgreSQL and prefer to have the > power of SQL commandline for when I need it.
Well, if data corruption is not a concern, you can always turn off checkpointing. This will save you a fair amount of overhead. You could also look at telegraphCQ. It's not prodcucton yet, but their idea of "streams" as data sources really seems to fit with what you're talking about. -- --Josh Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html