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RFC: Because of security, deprecate :utf8 layer in favor of :utf8_no_check

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From:
karl williamson
Date:
December 15, 2010 12:09
Subject:
RFC: Because of security, deprecate :utf8 layer in favor of :utf8_no_check
Message ID:
4D092085.4050003@khwilliamson.com
Many people use :utf8 without realizing the security implications.

I claim that they need to be warned about that.  Deprecating the name, 
and changing it to one like :utf8_no_check (better name suggestions 
welcome) would accomplish this.

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