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Re: (ITS#8181) LMDB page leaks etc when treating DBs as data

h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no wrote:
> Full_Name: Hallvard B Furuseth
> Version: LMDB_0.9.15
> OS:
> URL:
> Submission from: (NULL) (81.191.45.5)
> Submitted by: hallvard
>
>
> The user can overwrite or delete a named DB record
> with normal data.  This leaks the pages of the DB.
> Also the new non-DB can then be treated as a DB.
> A fix is coming (from my branch mdb/bundle).

Seriously, why aren't we just saying "don't do this" and moving on? There are 
lots of stupid things you can do with software. It's a waste of time and 
energy to prevent them all.

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