Yeah, autovacuum was added in 7.4 (2003) and not really to be trusted to do its job without monitoring until 8.3 (2008). But the priorities of the PostgreSQL pr

Yeah, autovacuum was added in 7.4 (2003) and not really to be trusted to do its job without monitoring until 8.3 (2008). But the priorities of the PostgreSQL project have changed in the last about 5 years. Today usability is important.