>> 7) NPE in BlobInputStream - should go into 8.2.
>
> I looked at this some and it's more complicated than I initially
> thought. Needs more testing and since it's an uncommon problem (two
> reports in 3-4 years) it can wait a little.
>
d'oh!
ok so i have to use your unoffical patch - works for me on 8.2dev