From: Jim Freeze <jim@...>
Date: 2005-12-31T11:38:23+09:00
Subject: Re: On Symbols

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On 12/30/05, Ron M <rm_rails@cheapcomplexdevices.com> wrote:
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>
> I think the big difference is if you want to use symbols
> for values that come from external sources for long-running
> processes like servers.
>
> If not, the answer is no, then you probably only want to
> use symbols on values that the author of the program is
> totally in control of; or in short lived processes.


Hmm, sounds like that could be used as an exploit to kill a rails server.
Don't they use a lot of symbol <=3D> string conversion for their SQL querie=
s
or URL accesses?

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Jim Freeze

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