diff --git a/pool/page_ckp.php b/pool/page_ckp.php
index a082684f..dad79f4f 100644
--- a/pool/page_ckp.php
+++ b/pool/page_ckp.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function dockp($data, $user)
  $pg .= '<td class=dr>Allocated</td>';
  $pg .= '<td class=dr>Store</td>';
  $pg .= '<td class=dr>RAM</td>';
+ $pg .= '<td class=dr>RAM2</td>';
  $pg .= '<td class=dr>Cull</td>';
  $pg .= "</tr>\n";
  if ($ans['STATUS'] == 'ok')
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ function dockp($data, $user)
 		$pg .= '<td class=dr>'.stnum($ans['allocated:'.$i]).'</td>';
 		$pg .= '<td class=dr>'.stnum($ans['store:'.$i]).'</td>';
 		$pg .= '<td class=dr>'.stnum($ans['ram:'.$i]).'</td>';
+		$pg .= '<td class=dr>'.stnum($ans['ram2:'.$i]).'</td>';
 		$pg .= '<td class=dr>'.stnum($ans['cull:'.$i]).'</td>';
 		$pg .= "</tr>\n";
 	}
diff --git a/src/ckdb.h b/src/ckdb.h
index 741dc6f7..fb8977e9 100644
--- a/src/ckdb.h
+++ b/src/ckdb.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 
 #define DB_VLOCK "1"
 #define DB_VERSION "0.9.2"
-#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-0.566"
+#define CKDB_VERSION DB_VERSION"-0.572"
 
 #define WHERE_FFL " - from %s %s() line %d"
 #define WHERE_FFL_HERE __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__
@@ -327,6 +327,46 @@ enum cmd_values {
 // *** klists/ktrees ***
 // ***
 
+// The size strdup will allocate multiples of
+#define MEMBASE 4
+
+#define SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, _def) do { \
+		size_t _siz; \
+		if ((_fld) && ((_fld) != EMPTY) && ((_fld) != (_def))) { \
+			if (_list) { \
+				_siz = strlen(_fld) + 1; \
+				if (_siz % MEMBASE) \
+					_siz += MEMBASE - (_siz % MEMBASE); \
+				_list->ram -= (int)_siz; \
+			} \
+			free(_fld); \
+		} \
+		if (!(_val) || !(*(_val))) \
+			(_fld) = EMPTY; \
+		else { \
+			if (((_val) == (_def)) || (strcmp(_val, _def) == 0)) \
+				(_fld) = (_def); \
+			else { \
+				if (_list) { \
+					_siz = strlen(_val) + 1; \
+					if (_siz % MEMBASE) \
+						_siz += MEMBASE - (_siz % MEMBASE); \
+					_list->ram += (int)_siz; \
+				} \
+				_fld = strdup(_val); \
+				if (!(_fld)) \
+					quithere(1, "malloc OOM"); \
+			} \
+		} \
+	} while (0)
+
+#define SET_CREATEBY(_list, _fld, _val) SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, by_default)
+#define SET_CREATECODE(_list, _fld, _val) SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, EMPTY)
+#define SET_CREATEINET(_list, _fld, _val) SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, inet_default)
+#define SET_MODIFYBY(_list, _fld, _val) SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, by_default)
+#define SET_MODIFYCODE(_list, _fld, _val) SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, EMPTY)
+#define SET_MODIFYINET(_list, _fld, _val) SET_POINTER(_list, _fld, _val, inet_default)
+
 #define HISTORYDATECONTROL ",createdate,createby,createcode,createinet,expirydate"
 #define HISTORYDATECOUNT 5
 #define HISTORYDATECONTROLFIELDS \
@@ -384,7 +424,18 @@ enum cmd_values {
 	tv_t modifydate; \
 	char modifyby[TXT_SML+1]; \
 	char modifycode[TXT_MED+1]; \
-	char modifyinet[TXT_MED+1]
+	char modifyinet[TXT_MED+1]; \
+	bool buffers;
+#define MODIFYDATECONTROLPOINTERS \
+	tv_t createdate; \
+	char *createby; \
+	char *createcode; \
+	char *createinet; \
+	tv_t modifydate; \
+	char *modifyby; \
+	char *modifycode; \
+	char *modifyinet; \
+	bool pointers;
 
 #define MODIFYDATEINIT(_row, _cd, _by, _code, _inet) do { \
 		_row->createdate.tv_sec = (_cd)->tv_sec; \
@@ -397,6 +448,7 @@ enum cmd_values {
 		_row->modifyby[0] = '\0'; \
 		_row->modifycode[0] = '\0'; \
 		_row->modifyinet[0] = '\0'; \
+		_row->buffers = _row->buffers; \
 	} while (0)
 
 #define MODIFYUPDATE(_row, _cd, _by, _code, _inet) do { \
@@ -405,6 +457,30 @@ enum cmd_values {
 		STRNCPY(_row->modifyby, _by); \
 		STRNCPY(_row->modifycode, _code); \
 		STRNCPY(_row->modifyinet, _inet); \
+		_row->buffers = _row->buffers; \
+	} while (0)
+
+#define MODIFYDATEPOINTERS(_list, _row, _cd, _by, _code, _inet) do { \
+		_row->createdate.tv_sec = (_cd)->tv_sec; \
+		_row->createdate.tv_usec = (_cd)->tv_usec; \
+		SET_CREATEBY(_list, _row->createby, _by); \
+		SET_CREATECODE(_list, _row->createcode, _code); \
+		SET_CREATEINET(_list, _row->createinet, _inet); \
+		_row->modifydate.tv_sec = 0; \
+		_row->modifydate.tv_usec = 0; \
+		SET_MODIFYBY(_list, _row->modifyby, EMPTY); \
+		SET_MODIFYCODE(_list, _row->modifycode, EMPTY); \
+		SET_MODIFYINET(_list, _row->modifyinet, EMPTY); \
+		_row->pointers = _row->pointers; \
+	} while (0)
+
+#define MODIFYUPDATEPOINTERS(_list, _row, _cd, _by, _code, _inet) do { \
+		_row->modifydate.tv_sec = (_cd)->tv_sec; \
+		_row->modifydate.tv_usec = (_cd)->tv_usec; \
+		SET_MODIFYBY(_list, _row->modifyby, _by); \
+		SET_MODIFYCODE(_list, _row->modifycode, _code); \
+		SET_MODIFYINET(_list, _row->modifyinet, _inet); \
+		_row->pointers = _row->pointers; \
 	} while (0)
 
 #define SIMPLEDATECONTROL ",createdate,createby,createcode,createinet"
@@ -864,7 +940,7 @@ typedef struct sharesummary {
 	tv_t lastshare;
 	double lastdiffacc;
 	char complete[TXT_FLAG+1];
-	MODIFYDATECONTROLFIELDS;
+	MODIFYDATECONTROLPOINTERS;
 } SHARESUMMARY;
 
 /* After this many shares added, we need to update the DB record
diff --git a/src/ckdb_cmd.c b/src/ckdb_cmd.c
index ffe6f3e6..7bed4bfb 100644
--- a/src/ckdb_cmd.c
+++ b/src/ckdb_cmd.c
@@ -3295,7 +3295,7 @@ static char *cmd_stats(__maybe_unused PGconn *conn, char *cmd, char *id,
 {
 	char tmp[1024], *buf;
 	size_t len, off;
-	uint64_t ram, tot = 0;
+	uint64_t ram, ram2, tot = 0;
 	K_LIST *klist;
 	int rows = 0;
 
@@ -3311,19 +3311,21 @@ static char *cmd_stats(__maybe_unused PGconn *conn, char *cmd, char *id,
 	ram = sizeof(K_LIST) + _stores * sizeof(K_STORE) + \
 		klist->allocate * klist->item_mem_count * klist->siz + \
 		sizeof(K_TREE) * (klist->total - klist->count) * _trees; \
+	ram2 = klist->ram; \
 	snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), \
 		 "name:%d=" #_obj "%cinitial:%d=%d%callocated:%d=%d%c" \
 		 "store:%d=%d%ctrees:%d=%d%cram:%d=%"PRIu64"%c" \
-		 "cull:%d=%d%c", \
+		 "ram2:%d=%"PRIu64"%ccull:%d=%d%c", \
 		 rows, FLDSEP, \
 		 rows, klist->allocate, FLDSEP, \
 		 rows, klist->total, FLDSEP, \
 		 rows, klist->total - klist->count, FLDSEP, \
 		 rows, _trees, FLDSEP, \
 		 rows, ram, FLDSEP, \
+		 rows, ram2, FLDSEP, \
 		 rows, klist->cull_count, FLDSEP); \
 	APPEND_REALLOC(buf, off, len, tmp); \
-	tot += ram; \
+	tot += ram + ram2; \
 	rows++;
 
 	USEINFO(users, 1, 2);
diff --git a/src/ckdb_dbio.c b/src/ckdb_dbio.c
index 9beccf47..f9258915 100644
--- a/src/ckdb_dbio.c
+++ b/src/ckdb_dbio.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ char *pqerrmsg(PGconn *conn)
 	} while (0)
 
 // MODIFY FIELDS
-#define MODIFYDATEFLDS(_res, _row, _data, _ok) do { \
+#define MODIFYDATEFLDPOINTERS(_list, _res, _row, _data, _ok) do { \
 		char *_fld; \
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "createdate", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
@@ -77,15 +77,15 @@ char *pqerrmsg(PGconn *conn)
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "createby", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
-		TXT_TO_STR("createby", _fld, (_data)->createby); \
+		SET_CREATEBY(_list, (_data)->createby, _fld); \
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "createcode", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
-		TXT_TO_STR("createcode", _fld, (_data)->createcode); \
+		SET_CREATECODE(_list, (_data)->createcode, _fld); \
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "createinet", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
-		TXT_TO_STR("createinet", _fld, (_data)->createinet); \
+		SET_CREATEINET(_list, (_data)->createinet, _fld); \
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "modifydate", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
@@ -93,15 +93,15 @@ char *pqerrmsg(PGconn *conn)
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "modifyby", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
-		TXT_TO_STR("modifyby", _fld, (_data)->modifyby); \
+		SET_MODIFYBY(_list, (_data)->modifyby, _fld); \
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "modifycode", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
-		TXT_TO_STR("modifycode", _fld, (_data)->modifycode); \
+		SET_MODIFYCODE(_list, (_data)->modifycode, _fld); \
 		PQ_GET_FLD(_res, _row, "modifyinet", _fld, _ok); \
 		if (!_ok) \
 			break; \
-		TXT_TO_STR("modifyinet", _fld, (_data)->modifyinet); \
+		SET_MODIFYINET(_list, (_data)->modifyinet, _fld); \
 	} while (0)
 
 #define MODIFYDATEPARAMS(_params, _mod_pos, _row) do { \
@@ -2753,7 +2753,7 @@ bool _sharesummary_update(PGconn *conn, SHARES *s_row, SHAREERRORS *e_row, K_ITE
 	}
 
 	if (new || !(row->inserted)) {
-		MODIFYDATEINIT(row, cd, by, code, inet);
+		MODIFYDATEPOINTERS(sharesummary_free, row, cd, by, code, inet);
 
 		if (!confirm_sharesummary) {
 			par = 0;
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@ bool _sharesummary_update(PGconn *conn, SHARES *s_row, SHAREERRORS *e_row, K_ITE
 	} else {
 		bool stats_update = false;
 
-		MODIFYUPDATE(row, cd, by, code, inet);
+		MODIFYUPDATEPOINTERS(sharesummary_free, row, cd, by, code, inet);
 
 		if ((row->countlastupdate + SHARESUMMARY_UPDATE_EVERY) <
 		    (row->sharecount + row->errorcount))
@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ bool sharesummary_fill(PGconn *conn)
 			break;
 		TXT_TO_STR("complete", field, row->complete);
 
-		MODIFYDATEFLDS(res, i, row, ok);
+		MODIFYDATEFLDPOINTERS(sharesummary_free, res, i, row, ok);
 		if (!ok)
 			break;