[Opensim-users] IAR Import question

[Thomas Ringate]

I have noticed if I import the same IAR file into my standalone more than 
once, my inventory ends up having multiple entries for the same object.  The 
number of entries for an object is identical to the number of times I import 
the IAR file.

My question is if these multiple entries in my inventory all point to the 
same object, or if each time I import an IAR file it generates a totally new 
asset for each item in the IAR, resulting in a bloated asses table and truly 
does duplicate everything?

How does the asset server actually keep track of an object?  Does it use 
it's original UUID as the key to know it is a duplicate of something already 
in the asset table?  I understand if you modify or change anything in an 
asset it becomes a totally new asset and of course that would result in a 
new entry in the table.

Tom