diff --git a/src/input/Manager.cc b/src/input/Manager.cc
index 66dadfdb2d..243567e0e6 100644
--- a/src/input/Manager.cc
+++ b/src/input/Manager.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ using threading::Value;
 using threading::Field;
 
 struct InputHash {
-	HashKey* valhash;
+	hash_t valhash;
 	HashKey* idxkey; // does not need ref or whatever - if it is present here, it is also still present in the TableVal.
 };
 
@@ -776,11 +776,15 @@ int Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Va
 
 	//reporter->Error("Hashing %d index fields", i->num_idx_fields);
 	HashKey* idxhash = HashValues(filter->num_idx_fields, vals);
-	//reporter->Error("Result: %d", (uint64_t) idxhash->Hash());
+	//reporter->Error("Result: %d\n", (uint64_t) idxhash->Hash());
 	//reporter->Error("Hashing %d val fields", i->num_val_fields);
-	HashKey* valhash = 0;
-	if ( filter->num_val_fields > 0 ) 
-		valhash = HashValues(filter->num_val_fields, vals+filter->num_idx_fields);
+	
+	hash_t valhash = 0;
+	if ( filter->num_val_fields > 0 ) {
+		HashKey* valhashkey = HashValues(filter->num_val_fields, vals+filter->num_idx_fields);
+		valhash = valhashkey->Hash();
+		delete(valhashkey);
+	}
 
 	//reporter->Error("Result: %d", (uint64_t) valhash->Hash());
 	
@@ -789,7 +793,7 @@ int Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Va
 	InputHash *h = filter->lastDict->Lookup(idxhash);
 	if ( h != 0 ) {
 		// seen before
-		if ( filter->num_val_fields == 0 || h->valhash->Hash() == valhash->Hash() ) {
+		if ( filter->num_val_fields == 0 || h->valhash == valhash ) {
 			// ok, exact duplicate
 			filter->lastDict->Remove(idxhash);
 			filter->currDict->Insert(idxhash, h);
@@ -862,7 +866,7 @@ int Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Va
 	if ( updated == true ) {
 		assert(filter->num_val_fields > 0);
 		// in that case, we need the old value to send the event (if we send an event).
-		oldval = filter->tab->Lookup(idxval);
+		oldval = filter->tab->Lookup(idxval, false);
 	}
 
 	//i->tab->Assign(idxval, valval);
@@ -872,6 +876,8 @@ int Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Va
 		return filter->num_val_fields + filter->num_idx_fields;
 	}
 
+	if ( filter->event && updated )
+		Ref(oldval); // otherwise it is no longer accessible after the assignment
 	filter->tab->Assign(idxval, k, valval);
 
 	InputHash* ih = new InputHash();
@@ -891,7 +897,6 @@ int Manager::SendEntryTable(const ReaderFrontend* reader, const int id, const Va
 			assert ( filter->num_val_fields > 0 );
 			ev = new EnumVal(BifEnum::Input::EVENT_CHANGED, BifType::Enum::Input::Event);
 			assert ( oldval != 0 );
-			Ref(oldval);
 			SendEvent(filter->event, 3, ev, predidx, oldval);
 		} else {
 			ev = new EnumVal(BifEnum::Input::EVENT_NEW, BifType::Enum::Input::Event);
@@ -1468,7 +1473,7 @@ int Manager::CopyValue(char *data, const int startpos, const Value* val) {
 		int length = 0;
 		memcpy(data+startpos, (const void*) &(val->val.port_val.port), sizeof(val->val.port_val.port));
 		length += sizeof(val->val.port_val.port);
-		memcpy(data+startpos, (const void*) &(val->val.port_val.proto), sizeof(val->val.port_val.proto));
+		memcpy(data+startpos+length, (const void*) &(val->val.port_val.proto), sizeof(val->val.port_val.proto));
 		length += sizeof(val->val.port_val.proto);
 		return length;
 		break;
@@ -1500,7 +1505,7 @@ int Manager::CopyValue(char *data, const int startpos, const Value* val) {
 		int length = 0;
 		memcpy(data+startpos,(const char*)  &(val->val.subnet_val.width), sizeof(val->val.subnet_val.width) );
 		length += sizeof(val->val.subnet_val.width);
-		memcpy(data+startpos, (const char*) &(val->val.subnet_val.net), sizeof(val->val.subnet_val.net) );
+		memcpy(data+startpos+length, (const char*) &(val->val.subnet_val.net), sizeof(val->val.subnet_val.net) );
 		length += sizeof(val->val.subnet_val.net);		
 		return length;
 		break;
@@ -1508,7 +1513,8 @@ int Manager::CopyValue(char *data, const int startpos, const Value* val) {
 
 	case TYPE_TABLE: {
 		int length = 0;
-		for ( int i = 0; i < val->val.set_val.size; i++ ) {
+		int j = val->val.set_val.size;
+		for ( int i = 0; i < j; i++ ) {
 			length += CopyValue(data, startpos+length, val->val.set_val.vals[i]);
 		}
 		return length;
@@ -1531,6 +1537,7 @@ int Manager::CopyValue(char *data, const int startpos, const Value* val) {
 	}
 	
 	reporter->InternalError("internal error");
+	assert(false);
 	return 0;
 
 }
@@ -1550,13 +1557,16 @@ HashKey* Manager::HashValues(const int num_elements, const Value* const *vals) {
 	if ( data == 0 ) {
 		reporter->InternalError("Could not malloc?");
 	}
+	memset(data, 0, length);
 	for ( int i = 0; i < num_elements; i++ ) {
 		const Value* val = vals[i];
 		position += CopyValue(data, position, val);
 	}
 
+	hash_t key = HashKey::HashBytes(data, length);
+
 	assert(position == length);
-	return new HashKey(data, length);
+	return new HashKey(data, length, key, true);
 
 
 }
diff --git a/src/input/readers/Ascii.cc b/src/input/readers/Ascii.cc
index b0b046b75b..d4b3d91e00 100644
--- a/src/input/readers/Ascii.cc
+++ b/src/input/readers/Ascii.cc
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Value* Ascii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 	if ( s.compare(unset_field) == 0 ) { // field is not set...
 		return new Value(field.type, false);
 	}
-
+	
 	switch ( field.type ) {
 	case TYPE_ENUM:
 	case TYPE_STRING:
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ Value* Ascii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 		break;
 
 	case TYPE_PORT:
+		val->val.port_val.port = 0;
 		val->val.port_val.port = atoi(s.c_str());
 		val->val.port_val.proto = TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN;
 		break;
@@ -312,19 +313,27 @@ Value* Ascii::EntryToVal(string s, FieldMapping field) {
 		val->val.subnet_val.width = atoi(width.c_str());
 		string addr = s.substr(0, pos);
 		s = addr;
-		// NOTE: dotted_to_addr BREAKS THREAD SAFETY! it uses reporter.
-		// Solve this some other time....
 #ifdef BROv6
 		if ( s.find(':') != s.npos ) {
-			uint32* addr = dotted_to_addr6(s.c_str());
+			uint32* addr = new uint32[4];
+			if ( inet_pton(AF_INET6, s.c_str(), addr) <= 0 ) {
+				Error(Fmt("Bad IPv6 address: %s", s.c_str()));
+				val->val.subnet_val.net[0] = val->val.subnet_val.net[1] = val->val.subnet_val.net[2] = val->val.subnet_val.net[3] = 0;
+			}
 			copy_addr(val->val.subnet_val.net, addr);
 			delete addr;
 		} else {
 			val->val.subnet_val.net[0] = val->val.subnet_val.net[1] = val->val.subnet_val.net[2] = 0;
-		       	val->val.subnet_val.net[3] = dotted_to_addr(s.c_str());
+			if ( inet_aton(s.c_str(), &(val->val.subnet_val.net[3])) <= 0 ) {
+				Error(Fmt("Bad addres: %s", s.c_str()));
+		       		val->val.subnet_val.net[3] = 0;
+			}
 		}
 #else
-		val->val.subnet_val.net = dotted_to_addr(s.c_str());
+		if ( inet_aton(s.c_str(), (in_addr*) &(val->val.subnet_val.net)) <= 0 ) {
+			Error(Fmt("Bad addres: %s", s.c_str()));
+			val->val.subnet_val.net = 0;
+		}
 #endif
 		break;
 
diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.input.reread/out b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.input.reread/out
index 4234a5056d..9516cb2a92 100644
--- a/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.input.reread/out
+++ b/testing/btest/Baseline/scripts.base.frameworks.input.reread/out
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+============EVENT============
+Input::EVENT_NEW
+[i=-42]
+[b=T, e=SSH::LOG, c=21, p=123/unknown, sn=10.0.0.0/24, a=1.2.3.4, d=3.14, t=1315801931.273616, iv=100.0, s=hurz, sc={
+2,
+4,
+1,
+3
+}, ss={
+CC,
+AA,
+BB
+}, se={
+
+}, vc=[10, 20, 30], ve=[]]
+==========SERVERS============
 {
 [-42] = [b=T, e=SSH::LOG, c=21, p=123/unknown, sn=10.0.0.0/24, a=1.2.3.4, d=3.14, t=1315801931.273616, iv=100.0, s=hurz, sc={
 2,
@@ -12,6 +28,22 @@ BB
 
 }, vc=[10, 20, 30], ve=[]]
 }
+============EVENT============
+Input::EVENT_NEW
+[i=-43]
+[b=T, e=SSH::LOG, c=21, p=123/unknown, sn=10.0.0.0/24, a=1.2.3.4, d=3.14, t=1315801931.273616, iv=100.0, s=hurz, sc={
+2,
+4,
+1,
+3
+}, ss={
+CC,
+AA,
+BB
+}, se={
+
+}, vc=[10, 20, 30], ve=[]]
+==========SERVERS============
 {
 [-43] = [b=T, e=SSH::LOG, c=21, p=123/unknown, sn=10.0.0.0/24, a=1.2.3.4, d=3.14, t=1315801931.273616, iv=100.0, s=hurz, sc={
 2,
@@ -38,6 +70,22 @@ BB
 
 }, vc=[10, 20, 30], ve=[]]
 }
+============EVENT============
+Input::EVENT_CHANGED
+[i=-43]
+[b=T, e=SSH::LOG, c=21, p=123/unknown, sn=10.0.0.0/24, a=1.2.3.4, d=3.14, t=1315801931.273616, iv=100.0, s=hurz, sc={
+2,
+4,
+1,
+3
+}, ss={
+CC,
+AA,
+BB
+}, se={
+
+}, vc=[10, 20, 30], ve=[]]
+==========SERVERS============
 {
 [-43] = [b=F, e=SSH::LOG, c=21, p=123/unknown, sn=10.0.0.0/24, a=1.2.3.4, d=3.14, t=1315801931.273616, iv=100.0, s=hurz, sc={
 2,
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/reread.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/reread.bro
index 5058f4a068..58df37af84 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/reread.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/reread.bro
@@ -70,16 +70,25 @@ global outfile: file;
 
 global try: count;
 
+event line(tpe: Input::Event, left: Idx, right: Val) {
+	print outfile, "============EVENT============";
+	print outfile, tpe;
+	print outfile, left;
+	print outfile, right;
+}
+
 event bro_init()
 {
 	outfile = open ("../out");
 	try = 0;
 	# first read in the old stuff into the table...
 	Input::create_stream(A::INPUT, [$source="../input.log", $mode=Input::REREAD]);
-	Input::add_tablefilter(A::INPUT, [$name="ssh", $idx=Idx, $val=Val, $destination=servers]);
+	Input::add_tablefilter(A::INPUT, [$name="ssh", $idx=Idx, $val=Val, $destination=servers, $ev=line]);
 }
 
+
 event Input::update_finished(id: Input::ID) {
+	print outfile, "==========SERVERS============";
 	print outfile, servers;
 	
 	try = try + 1;