[email protected] wrote:
> is it done by md5 or what method is used to identify a single instance?

Basic hashing is done with the algorithm you prefer. Default is sha1, 
but you can select any that is supported by mhash. The hash used is only 
for indexing. If a possible key collision (same hash) is detected, a 
byte for byte comparison is done to make sure the blob really is identical.

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