> Last I heard, the bulk loader work was considered for 3.0+
>
> I would prefer to see it in a 2.x release.
>
> I think the merger will take a long time, and many users could benefit
> from a bulk loader in the near term.
>
> Just my $.02. Any consideration to this idea?

I have some software written by a 3rd party that is cross platform and
provides this function. However I haven't had chance to look at it
properly and thoroughly test it. On first sight it looks as if it
will do the trick, and the author is prepared to open source it.

Paul