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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
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+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v 1.82 2008/10/10 21:46:34 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/copy.sgml,v 1.83 2008/11/09 00:28:34 tgl Exp $
PostgreSQL documentation
-->
@@ -349,7 +349,11 @@ COPY <replaceable class="parameter">count</replaceable>
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> installations that might use
non-default <varname>DateStyle</varname> settings,
<varname>DateStyle</varname> should be set to <literal>ISO</> before
- using <command>COPY TO</>.
+ using <command>COPY TO</>. It is also a good idea to avoid dumping
+ data with <varname>IntervalStyle</varname> set to
+ <literal>sql_standard</>, because negative interval values might be
+ misinterpreted by a server that has a different setting for
+ <varname>IntervalStyle</varname>.
</para>
<para>