Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 17:09:58 +0100 (MET)
From: Michael Widenius <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: mysql@xxxxxxxxxx, mysql-announce@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: mysql: MySQL 3.31.27-gamma released


Hi.

This version basicly fixes some 'unlikely' bugs + a fix for the 'telnet' problem.

Please use an mirror when downloading a MySQL distribution!

From the NEWS section:

   * Added user level locks:  GET_LOCK(string,timeout),
     RELEASE_LOCK(string)

   * Added opened_tables to 'show status'.

   * Changed connect timeout to 3 seconds to make it somewhat harder
     for crackers to kill mysqld trough telnet + TCP/IP.

   * Fixed bug in range optimizer when using: WHERE key_part_1 >=
     something and key_part_2 <= something_else

   * Changed configure for detection of FreeBSD 3.0 9803xx and above

   * WHERE with string-column-key = constant-string didn't always find
     all rows if the column had many values differing only with
     characters of the same sort value (like e and