Nobody seems to reply here, and I feel somebody should... but I think other monks could provide better insights.

I don't know very much about the other dbases mentioned in AnyDBM_File. It appears that you have a choice. Which DBM are you using? Your 'lack of deletion' may be a DBM related problem. Have you tried the same test using BerkeleyDB? If it's not on your system, point your browser to sleepycat.

If you want further discussion, just /msg me.

Cheers,

Jeroen
"We are not alone"(FZ)