Re: MySQL DoS ?

[pbucic () mecon ar (Pablo Luis Bucich)]

Hi
        This problem is present too at Oracle Sql*Net v1 in Dynix platforms,
        but not in HPUX or SCO. At Dynix, the problem is OS related (out
        of streams of type 64k)
        If this helps in any form ...

On Sat, 15 Aug 1998, Phear Me wrote:
> This appeared at the MySQL list:
> > Description:
>         A simple test script that connects/disconnects in an endless
>         loop makes the MySQL server freeze after approximately 1100
>         iterations.
>         Is this a bug or a security related feature? If the latter,
>         can I turn it off somehow, as it prevents me from
>         investigating a memory leak in the DBD::mysql's connect
>         method.

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