> Sorry, but I have to start with a negative remark:
> Why, oh why, don't you mention the version number you
> are using? I hope it is some roughly current 5.1, but
> I'd rather like you to tell it.
Doh! Right you are! Sorry, that was totally my bad.
mysql> select version();
+------------+
| version() |
+------------+
| 5.1.51-log |
+------------+
The server and the client are both running FreeBSD as follows:
FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE-p2
Tim Gustafson
Baskin School of Engineering
UC Santa Cruz
tjg@stripped
831-459-5354