diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 1baa84e7f40c4e943d26999758ac1c279fd8b2db..4e0ba2530be00a61c18f0cf9c125f57a833b95cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ Drupal 6.0, xxxx-xx-xx (development version)
     * Tags are now automatically closed at the end of the teaser.
 - Performance:
     * Made it easier to conditionally load include files.
+- File handling improvements:
+    * Entries in the files table are now keyed to a user, and not a node.
+    * Added re-usable validation functions to check for uploaded file sizes, extensions, and image resolution.
 
 Drupal 5.0, 2007-01-15
 ----------------------
diff --git a/includes/bootstrap.inc b/includes/bootstrap.inc
index d0f9e51093569d4176d37524c2b6282666dd9e71..738e2b5740d862f852630ad6b946ef00bbe3eb5c 100644
--- a/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ function language_list($field = 'language', $reset = FALSE) {
 
 /**
  * Default language used on the site
- * 
+ *
  * @param $property
  *   Optional property of the language object to return
  */
diff --git a/includes/file.inc b/includes/file.inc
index c033c712502a12a93779cb2c1d8157122a9f35a2..cebc97194dba3f5b081d7fc9331e02a21d61eff1 100644
--- a/includes/file.inc
+++ b/includes/file.inc
@@ -20,6 +20,18 @@
 define('FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE', 1);
 define('FILE_EXISTS_ERROR', 2);
 
+/**
+ * A files status can be one of two values: temorary or permanent. The status
+ * for each file Drupal manages is stored in the {files} tables. If the status
+ * is temporary Drupal's file garbage collection will delete the file and
+ * remove it from the files table after a set period of time.
+ *
+ * If you wish to add custom statuses for use by contrib modules please expand as
+ * binary flags and consider the first 8 bits reserved. (0,1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128)
+ */
+define('FILE_STATUS_TEMPORARY', 0);
+define('FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT', 1);
+
 /**
  * Create the download path to a file.
  *
@@ -152,115 +164,6 @@ function file_check_path(&$path) {
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Check if $source is a valid file upload. If so, move the file to Drupal's tmp dir
- * and return it as an object.
- *
- * The use of SESSION['file_uploads'] should probably be externalized to upload.module
- *
- * @todo Rename file_check_upload to file_prepare upload.
- * @todo Refactor or merge file_save_upload.
- * @todo Extenalize SESSION['file_uploads'] to modules.
- *
- * @param $source An upload source (the name of the upload form item), or a file
- * @return FALSE for an invalid file or upload. A file object for valid uploads/files.
- *
- */
-
-function file_check_upload($source = 'upload') {
-  // Cache for uploaded files. Since the data in _FILES is modified
-  // by this function, we cache the result.
-  static $upload_cache;
-
-  // Test source to see if it is an object.
-  if (is_object($source)) {
-
-    // Validate the file path if an object was passed in instead of
-    // an upload key.
-    if (is_file($source->filepath)) {
-      return $source;
-    }
-    else {
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-  }
-
-  // Return cached objects without processing since the file will have
-  // already been processed and the paths in _FILES will be invalid.
-  if (isset($upload_cache[$source])) {
-    return $upload_cache[$source];
-  }
-
-  // If a file was uploaded, process it.
-  if (isset($_FILES["files"]) && $_FILES["files"]["name"][$source] && is_uploaded_file($_FILES["files"]["tmp_name"][$source])) {
-
-    // Check for file upload errors and return FALSE if a
-    // lower level system error occurred.
-    switch ($_FILES["files"]["error"][$source]) {
-
-      // @see http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php
-      case UPLOAD_ERR_OK:
-        break;
-
-      case UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE:
-      case UPLOAD_ERR_FORM_SIZE:
-        drupal_set_message(t('The file %file could not be saved, because it exceeds the maximum allowed size for uploads.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
-        return 0;
-
-      case UPLOAD_ERR_PARTIAL:
-      case UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE:
-        drupal_set_message(t('The file %file could not be saved, because the upload did not complete.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
-        return 0;
-
-      // Unknown error
-      default:
-        drupal_set_message(t('The file %file could not be saved. An unknown error has occurred.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    // Begin building file object.
-    $file = new stdClass();
-    $file->filename = trim(basename($_FILES["files"]["name"][$source]), '.');
-
-    // Create temporary name/path for newly uploaded files.
-    $file->filepath = tempnam(file_directory_temp(), 'tmp_');
-
-    $file->filemime = $_FILES["files"]["type"][$source];
-
-    // Rename potentially executable files, to help prevent exploits.
-    if (preg_match('/\.(php|pl|py|cgi|asp|js)$/i', $file->filename) && (substr($file->filename, -4) != '.txt')) {
-      $file->filemime = 'text/plain';
-      $file->filepath .= '.txt';
-      $file->filename .= '.txt';
-    }
-
-    // Move uploaded files from php's upload_tmp_dir to Drupal's file temp.
-    // This overcomes open_basedir restrictions for future file operations.
-    if (!move_uploaded_file($_FILES["files"]["tmp_name"][$source], $file->filepath)) {
-      drupal_set_message(t('File upload error. Could not move uploaded file.'));
-      watchdog('file', 'Upload Error. Could not move uploaded file (%file) to destination (%destination).', array('%file' => $_FILES["files"]["tmp_name"][$source], '%destination' => $file->filepath));
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
-    $file->filesize = $_FILES["files"]["size"][$source];
-    $file->source = $source;
-
-    // Add processed file to the cache.
-    $upload_cache[$source] = $file;
-    return $file;
-  }
-
-  else {
-    // In case of previews return previous file object.
-    if (isset($_SESSION['file_uploads']) && file_exists($_SESSION['file_uploads'][$source]->filepath)) {
-      return $_SESSION['file_uploads'][$source];
-    }
-  }
-  // If nothing was done, return FALSE.
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 /**
  * Check if a file is really located inside $directory. Should be used to make
  * sure a file specified is really located within the directory to prevent
@@ -347,29 +250,9 @@ function file_copy(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
   // to copy it if they are. In fact copying the file will most likely result in
   // a 0 byte file. Which is bad. Real bad.
   if ($source != realpath($dest)) {
-    if (file_exists($dest)) {
-      switch ($replace) {
-        case FILE_EXISTS_RENAME:
-          // Destination file already exists and we can't replace is so we try and
-          // and find a new filename.
-          if ($pos = strrpos($basename, '.')) {
-            $name = substr($basename, 0, $pos);
-            $ext = substr($basename, $pos);
-          }
-          else {
-            $name = $basename;
-          }
-
-          $counter = 0;
-          do {
-            $dest = $directory .'/'. $name .'_'. $counter++ . $ext;
-          } while (file_exists($dest));
-          break;
-
-        case FILE_EXISTS_ERROR:
-          drupal_set_message(t('The selected file %file could not be copied, because a file by that name already exists in the destination.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
-          return 0;
-      }
+    if (!$dest = file_destination($dest, $replace)) {
+      drupal_set_message(t('The selected file %file could not be copied, because a file by that name already exists in the destination.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
+      return FALSE;
     }
 
     if (!@copy($source, $dest)) {
@@ -378,7 +261,9 @@ function file_copy(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
     }
 
     // Give everyone read access so that FTP'd users or
-    // non-webserver users can see/read these files.
+    // non-webserver users can see/read these files,
+    // and give group write permissions so group memebers
+    // can alter files uploaded by the webserver.
     @chmod($dest, 0664);
   }
 
@@ -394,6 +279,36 @@ function file_copy(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
   return 1; // Everything went ok.
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines the destination path for a file depending on how replacement of
+ * existing files should be handled.
+ *
+ * @param $destination A string specifying the desired path.
+ * @param $replace Replace behavior when the destination file already exists.
+ *   - FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE - Replace the existing file
+ *   - FILE_EXISTS_RENAME - Append _{incrementing number} until the filename is
+ *     unique
+ *   - FILE_EXISTS_ERROR - Do nothing and return FALSE.
+ * @return The destination file path or FALSE if the file already exists and
+ *   FILE_EXISTS_ERROR was specified.
+ */
+function file_destination($destination, $replace) {
+  if (file_exists($destination)) {
+    switch ($replace) {
+      case FILE_EXISTS_RENAME:
+        $basename = basename($destination);
+        $directory = dirname($destination);
+        $destination = file_create_filename($basename, $directory);
+        break;
+
+      case FILE_EXISTS_ERROR:
+        drupal_set_message(t('The selected file %file could not be copied, because a file by that name already exists in the destination.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+  }
+  return $destination;
+}
+
 /**
  * Moves a file to a new location.
  * - Checks if $source and $dest are valid and readable/writable.
@@ -413,7 +328,6 @@ function file_copy(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
  * @return True for success, FALSE for failure.
  */
 function file_move(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
-
   $path_original = is_object($source) ? $source->filepath : $source;
 
   if (file_copy($source, $dest, $replace)) {
@@ -427,6 +341,59 @@ function file_move(&$source, $dest = 0, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Munge the filename as needed for security purposes. For instance the file
+ * name "exploit.php.pps" would become "exploit.php_.pps".
+ *
+ * @param $filename The name of a file to modify.
+ * @param $extensions A space separated list of extensions that should not
+ *   be altered.
+ * @param $alerts Whether alerts (watchdog, drupal_set_message()) should be
+ *   displayed.
+ * @return $filename The potentially modified $filename.
+ */
+function file_munge_filename($filename, $extensions, $alerts = TRUE) {
+  $original = $filename;
+
+  // Allow potentially insecure uploads for very savvy users and admin
+  if (!variable_get('allow_insecure_uploads', 0)) {
+    $whitelist = array_unique(explode(' ', trim($extensions)));
+
+    // Split the filename up by periods. The first part becomes the basename
+    // the last part the final extension.
+    $filename_parts = explode('.', $filename);
+    $new_filename = array_shift($filename_parts); // Remove file basename.
+    $final_extension = array_pop($filename_parts); // Remove final extension.
+
+    // Loop through the middle parts of the name and add an underscore to the
+    // end of each section that could be a file extension but isn't in the list
+    // of allowed extensions.
+    foreach ($filename_parts as $filename_part) {
+      $new_filename .= '.'. $filename_part;
+      if (!in_array($filename_part, $whitelist) && preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z]{2,5}\d?$/", $filename_part)) {
+        $new_filename .= '_';
+      }
+    }
+    $filename = $new_filename .'.'. $final_extension;
+
+    if ($alerts && $original != $filename) {
+      drupal_set_message(t('For security reasons, your upload has been renamed to %filename.', array('%filename' => $filename)));
+    }
+  }
+
+  return $filename;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Undo the effect of upload_munge_filename().
+ *
+ * @param $filename string filename
+ * @return string
+ */
+function file_unmunge_filename($filename) {
+  return str_replace('_.', '.', $filename);
+}
+
 /**
  * Create a full file path from a directory and filename. If a file with the
  * specified name already exists, an alternative will be used.
@@ -461,7 +428,7 @@ function file_create_filename($basename, $directory) {
  * Delete a file.
  *
  * @param $path A string containing a file path.
- * @return True for success, FALSE for failure.
+ * @return TRUE for success, FALSE for failure.
  */
 function file_delete($path) {
   if (is_file($path)) {
@@ -469,46 +436,304 @@ function file_delete($path) {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determine the total amount of disk space used by a single user's files, or
+ * the filesystem as a whole.
+ *
+ * @param $uid An optional, user id. A NULL value returns the total space used
+ *   by all files.
+ */
+function file_space_used($uid = NULL) {
+  if (is_null($uid)) {
+    return db_result(db_query('SELECT SUM(filesize) FROM {files} WHERE uid = %d', $uid));
+  }
+  return db_result(db_query('SELECT SUM(filesize) FROM {files}'));
+}
+
 /**
  * Saves a file upload to a new location. The source file is validated as a
  * proper upload and handled as such.
  *
- * @param $source A string specifying the name of the upload field to save.
- *   This parameter will contain the resulting destination filename in case of
- *   success.
- * @param $dest A string containing the directory $source should be copied to,
- *   will use the temporary directory in case no other value is set.
- * @param $replace A boolean, set to TRUE if the destination should be replaced
- *   when in use, but when FALSE append a _X to the filename.
- * @return An object containing file info or 0 in case of error.
+ * The file will be added to the files table as a temporary file. Temorary files
+ * are periodically cleaned. To make the file permanent file call
+ * file_set_status() to change it's status.
+ *
+ * @param $source
+ *   A string specifying the name of the upload field to save.
+ * @param $dest
+ *   A string containing the directory $source should be copied to. If this is
+ *   not provided, the temporary directory will be used.
+ * @param $validators
+ *   An optional, associative array of callback functions used to validate the
+ *   file. The keys are function names and the values arrays of callback
+ *   parameters which will be passed in after the user and file objects. The
+ *   functions should return an array of error messages, an empty array
+ *   indicates that the file passed validation. The functions will be called in
+ *   the order specified.
+ * @param $replace
+ *   A boolean indicating whether an existing file of the same name in the
+ *   destination directory should overwritten. A false value will generate a
+ *   new, unique filename in the destination directory.
+ * @return
+ *   An object containing the file information, or 0 in the event of an error.
  */
-function file_save_upload($source, $dest = FALSE, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
-  // Make sure $source exists && is valid.
-  if ($file = file_check_upload($source)) {
+function file_save_upload($source, $validators = array(), $dest = FALSE, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
+  global $user;
+  static $upload_cache;
+
+  // Add in our check of the the file name length.
+  $validators['file_validate_name_length'] = array();
+
+  // Return cached objects without processing since the file will have
+  // already been processed and the paths in _FILES will be invalid.
+  if (isset($upload_cache[$source])) {
+    return $upload_cache[$source];
+  }
 
-    // This should be refactored, file_check_upload has already
-    // moved the file to the temporary folder.
+  // If a file was uploaded, process it.
+  if (isset($_FILES['files']) && $_FILES['files']['name'][$source] && is_uploaded_file($_FILES['files']['tmp_name'][$source])) {
+    // Check for file upload errors and return FALSE if a
+    // lower level system error occurred.
+    switch ($_FILES['files']['error'][$source]) {
+      // @see http://php.net/manual/en/features.file-upload.errors.php
+      case UPLOAD_ERR_OK:
+        break;
+
+      case UPLOAD_ERR_INI_SIZE:
+      case UPLOAD_ERR_FORM_SIZE:
+        drupal_set_message(t('The file %file could not be saved, because it exceeds %maxsize, the maximum allowed size for uploads.', array('%file' => $source, '%maxsize' => format_size(file_upload_max_size()))), 'error');
+        return 0;
+
+      case UPLOAD_ERR_PARTIAL:
+      case UPLOAD_ERR_NO_FILE:
+        drupal_set_message(t('The file %file could not be saved, because the upload did not complete.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
+        return 0;
+
+        // Unknown error
+      default:
+        drupal_set_message(t('The file %file could not be saved. An unknown error has occurred.', array('%file' => $source)), 'error');
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    // Build the list of non-munged extensions.
+    // @todo: this should not be here. we need to figure out the right place.
+    $extensions = '';
+    foreach ($user->roles as $rid => $name) {
+      $extensions .= ' '. variable_get("upload_extensions_$rid",
+      variable_get('upload_extensions_default', 'jpg jpeg gif png txt html doc xls pdf ppt pps odt ods odp'));
+    }
+
+    // Begin building file object.
+    $file = new stdClass();
+    $file->filename = file_munge_filename(trim(basename($_FILES['files']['name'][$source]), '.'), $extensions);
+    $file->filepath = $_FILES['files']['tmp_name'][$source];
+    $file->filemime = $_FILES['files']['type'][$source];
+
+    // Rename potentially executable files, to help prevent exploits.
+    if (preg_match('/\.(php|pl|py|cgi|asp|js)$/i', $file->filename) && (substr($file->filename, -4) != '.txt')) {
+      $file->filemime = 'text/plain';
+      $file->filepath .= '.txt';
+      $file->filename .= '.txt';
+    }
+
+    // Create temporary name/path for newly uploaded files.
     if (!$dest) {
-      $dest = file_directory_temp();
-      $temporary = 1;
-      if (is_file($file->filepath)) {
-        // If this file was uploaded by this user before replace the temporary copy.
-        $replace = FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE;
-      }
+      $dest = file_destination(file_create_path($file->filename), FILE_EXISTS_RENAME);
+    }
+    $file->source = $source;
+    $file->destination = $dest;
+    $file->filesize = $_FILES['files']['size'][$source];
+
+    // Call the validation functions.
+    $errors = array();
+    foreach ($validators as $function => $args) {
+      array_unshift($args, $file);
+      $errors = array_merge($errors, call_user_func_array($function, $args));
     }
 
-    unset($_SESSION['file_uploads'][is_object($source) ? $source->source : $source]);
-    if (file_move($file, $dest, $replace)) {
-      if ($temporary) {
-        $_SESSION['file_uploads'][is_object($source) ? $source->source : $source] = $file;
+    // Check for validation errors.
+    if (!empty($errors)) {
+      $message = t('The selected file %name could not be uploaded. ', array('%name' => $file->filename));
+      if (count($errors) > 1) {
+        $message .= '<ul><li>'. implode('</li><li>', $errors) .'</li></ul>';
+      }
+      else {
+        $message .= array_pop($errors);
       }
-      return $file;
+      form_set_error($source, $message);
+      return 0;
     }
-    return 0;
+
+    // Move uploaded files from PHP's upload_tmp_dir to Drupal's temporary directory.
+    // This overcomes open_basedir restrictions for future file operations.
+    $file->filepath = $file->destination;
+    if (!move_uploaded_file($_FILES['files']['tmp_name'][$source], $file->filepath)) {
+      form_set_error($source, t('File upload error. Could not move uploaded file.'));
+      watchdog('file', t('Upload error. Could not move uploaded file %file to destination %destination.', array('%file' => $file->filename, '%destination', $file->filepath)));
+      return 0;
+    }
+
+    // If we made it this far it's safe to record this file in the database.
+    $file->fid = db_next_id('fid');
+    db_query("INSERT INTO {files} (fid, uid, filename, filepath, filemime, filesize, status, timestamp) VALUES (%d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', %d, %d, %d)", $file->fid, $user->uid, $file->filename, $file->filepath, $file->filemime, $file->filesize, FILE_STATUS_TEMPORARY, time());
+
+    // Add file to the cache.
+    $upload_cache[$source] = $file;
+    return $file;
   }
   return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check for files with names longer than we can store in the database.
+ *
+ * @param $file
+ *   A Drupal file object.
+ * @return
+ *   An array. If the file name is too long, it will contain an error message.
+ */
+function file_validate_name_length($file) {
+  $errors = array();
+
+  if (strlen($file->filename) > 255) {
+    $errors[] = t('Its name exceeds the 255 characters limit. Please rename the file and try again.');
+  }
+  return $errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check that the filename ends with an allowed extension. This check is not
+ * enforced for the user #1.
+ *
+ * @param $file
+ *   A Drupal file object.
+ * @param $extensions
+ *   A string with a space separated
+ * @return
+ *   An array. If the file name is too long, it will contain an error message.
+ */
+function file_validate_extensions($file, $extensions) {
+  global $user;
+
+  $errors = array();
+
+  // Bypass validation for uid  = 1.
+  if ($user->uid != 1) {
+    $regex = '/\.('. ereg_replace(' +', '|', preg_quote($extensions)) .')$/i';
+    if (!preg_match($regex, $file->filename)) {
+      $errors[] = t('Only files with the following extensions are allowed: %files-allowed.', array('%files-allowed' => $extensions));
+    }
+  }
+  return $errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check that the file's size is below certain limits. This check is not
+ * enforced for the user #1.
+ *
+ * @param $file
+ *   A Drupal file object.
+ * @param $file_limit
+ *   An integer specifying the maximum file size in bytes. Zero indicates that
+ *   no limit should be enforced.
+ * @param $$user_limit
+ *   An integer specifying the maximum number of bytes the user is allowed. Zero
+ *   indicates that no limit should be enforced.
+ * @return
+ *   An array. If the file name is too long, it will contain an error message.
+ */
+function file_validate_size($file, $file_limit = 0, $user_limit = 0) {
+  global $user;
+
+  $errors = array();
+
+  // Bypass validation for uid  = 1.
+  if ($user->uid != 1) {
+    if ($file_limit && $file->filesize > $file_limit) {
+      $errors[] = t('The file is %filesize exceeding the maximum file size of %maxsize.', array('%filesize' => format_size($file->filesize), '%maxsize' => format_size($file_limit)));
+    }
+
+    $total_size = file_space_used($user->uid) + $file->filesize;
+    if ($user_limit && $total_size > $user_limit) {
+      $errors[] = t('The file is %filesize which would exceed your disk quota of %quota.', array('%filesize' => format_size($file->filesize), '%quota' => format_size($user_limit)));
+    }
+  }
+  return $errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check that the file is recognized by image_get_info() as an image.
+ *
+ * @param $file
+ *   A Drupal file object.
+ * @return
+ *   An array. If the file is not an image, it will contain an error message.
+ */
+function file_validate_is_image(&$file) {
+  $errors = array();
+
+  $info = image_get_info($file->filepath);
+  if (!$info || empty($info['extension'])) {
+    $errors[] = t('Only JPEG, PNG and GIF images are allowed.');
+  }
+
+  return $errors;
+}
+
+/**
+ * If the file is an image verify that its dimensions are within the specified
+ * maximum and minimum dimensions. Non-image files will be ignored.
+ *
+ * @param $file
+ *   A Drupal file object. This function may resize the file affecting its size.
+ * @param $maximum_dimensions
+ *   An optional string in the form WIDTHxHEIGHT e.g. '640x480' or '85x85'. If
+ *   an image toolkit is installed the image will be resized down to these
+ *   dimensions. A value of 0 indicates no restriction on size, so resizing
+ *   will be attempted.
+ * @param $minimum_dimensions
+ *   An optional string in the form WIDTHxHEIGHT. This will check that the image
+ *   meets a minimum size. A value of 0 indicates no restriction.
+ * @return
+ *   An array. If the file is an image and did not meet the requirements, it
+ *   will contain an error message.
+ */
+function file_validate_image_resolution(&$file, $maximum_dimensions = 0, $minimum_dimensions = 0) {
+  $errors = array();
+
+  // Check first that the file is an image.
+  if ($info = image_get_info($file->filepath)) {
+    if ($maximum_dimensions) {
+      // Check that it is smaller than the given dimensions.
+      list($width, $height) = explode('x', $maximum_dimensions);
+      if ($info['width'] > $width || $info['height'] > $height) {
+        // Try to resize the image to fit the dimensions.
+        if (image_get_toolkit() && image_scale($file->filepath, $file->filepath, $width, $height)) {
+          drupal_set_message(t('The image was resized to fit within the maximum allowed dimensions of %dimensions pixels.', array('%dimensions' => $maximum_dimensions)));
+
+          // Clear the cached filesize and refresh the image information.
+          clearstatcache();
+          $info = image_get_info($file->filepath);
+          $file->filesize = $info['file_size'];
+        }
+        else {
+          $errors[] = t('The image is too large; the maximum dimensions are %dimensions pixels.', array('%dimensions' => $maximum_dimensions));
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if ($minimum_dimensions) {
+      // Check that it is larger than the given dimensions.
+      list($width, $height) = explode('x', $minimum_dimensions);
+      if ($info['width'] < $width || $info['height'] < $maxheight) {
+        $errors[] = t('The image is too small; the minimum dimensions are %dimensions pixels.', array('%dimensions' => $minimum_dimensions));
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return $errors;
+}
+
 /**
  * Save a string to the specified destination.
  *
@@ -538,6 +763,22 @@ function file_save_data($data, $dest, $replace = FILE_EXISTS_RENAME) {
   return $file;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Set the status of a file.
+ *
+ * @param file A Drupal file object
+ * @param status A status value to set the file to.
+ * @return FALSE on failure, TRUE on success and $file->status will contain the
+ *     status.
+ */
+function file_set_status(&$file, $status) {
+  if (db_query('UPDATE {files} SET status = %d WHERE fid = %d', $status, $file->fid)) {
+    $file->status = $status;
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
 /**
  * Transfer file using http to client. Pipes a file through Drupal to the
  * client.
@@ -578,7 +819,6 @@ function file_transfer($source, $headers) {
  * returned headers the download will start with the returned headers. If no
  * modules respond drupal_not_found() will be returned.
  */
-
 function file_download() {
   // Merge remainder of arguments from GET['q'], into relative file path.
   $args = func_get_args();
@@ -592,10 +832,10 @@ function file_download() {
   if (file_exists(file_create_path($filepath))) {
     $headers = module_invoke_all('file_download', $filepath);
     if (in_array(-1, $headers)) {
-        return drupal_access_denied();
+      return drupal_access_denied();
     }
     if (count($headers)) {
-        file_transfer($filepath, $headers);
+      file_transfer($filepath, $headers);
     }
   }
   return drupal_not_found();
diff --git a/includes/locale.inc b/includes/locale.inc
index f2ff4e088b053897223ee3d744d8e33984c1bf11..c067e1068867ae25860f3e73c8f42c89ab92a396 100644
--- a/includes/locale.inc
+++ b/includes/locale.inc
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ function locale_translate_import_form() {
  */
 function locale_translate_import_form_submit($form, &$form_state, $form_values) {
   // Ensure we have the file uploaded
-  if ($file = file_check_upload('file')) {
+  if ($file = file_save_upload('file')) {
 
     // Add language, if not yet supported
     $languages = language_list('language', TRUE);
diff --git a/modules/aggregator/aggregator.module b/modules/aggregator/aggregator.module
index 4467b893a44241f4a10ca9a9937415972d1df014..659771a6e77b495916c4d50c1af1e5b696d0edcd 100644
--- a/modules/aggregator/aggregator.module
+++ b/modules/aggregator/aggregator.module
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ function aggregator_page_category() {
 
   drupal_add_feed(url('aggregator/rss/'. arg(2)), variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal') .' '. t('aggregator - @title', array('@title' => $category->title)));
 
-  return _aggregator_page_list('SELECT i.*, f.title AS ftitle, f.link AS flink FROM {aggregator_category_item} c LEFT JOIN {aggregator_item} i ON c.iid = i.iid LEFT JOIN {aggregator_feed} f ON i.fid = f.fid WHERE cid = '. $category->cid .' ORDER BY timestamp DESC, iid DESC', arg(3));
+  return _aggregator_page_list('SELECT i.*, f.title AS ftitle, f.link AS flink FROM {aggregator_category_item} c LEFT JOIN {aggregator_item} i ON c.iid = i.iid LEFT JOIN {aggregator_feed} f ON i.fid = f.fid WHERE cid = '. $category->cid .' ORDER BY timestamp DESC, i.iid DESC', arg(3));
 }
 
 function aggregator_page_list($sql, $header, $categorize) {
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ function aggregator_page_rss() {
     $category = db_fetch_object(db_query('SELECT cid, title FROM {aggregator_category} WHERE cid = %d', arg(2)));
     $url = '/categories/'. $category->cid;
     $title = ' '. t('in category') .' '. $category->title;
-    $sql = 'SELECT i.*, f.title AS ftitle, f.link AS flink FROM {aggregator_category_item} c LEFT JOIN {aggregator_item} i ON c.iid = i.iid LEFT JOIN {aggregator_feed} f ON i.fid = f.fid WHERE cid = %d ORDER BY timestamp DESC, iid DESC';
+    $sql = 'SELECT i.*, f.title AS ftitle, f.link AS flink FROM {aggregator_category_item} c LEFT JOIN {aggregator_item} i ON c.iid = i.iid LEFT JOIN {aggregator_feed} f ON i.fid = f.fid WHERE cid = %d ORDER BY timestamp DESC, i.iid DESC';
     $result = db_query_range($sql, $category->cid, 0, variable_get('feed_default_items', 10));
   }
   // or, get the default aggregator items
diff --git a/modules/locale/locale.module b/modules/locale/locale.module
index 7d0933e8eaf4ba59dc1e64ddd18470647c064e62..80351506b5b6a2afc82cde69c7c15ce30d849cba 100644
--- a/modules/locale/locale.module
+++ b/modules/locale/locale.module
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ function locale_refresh_cache() {
  * Returns plural form index for a specific number.
  *
  * The index is computed from the formula of this language.
- * 
+ *
  * @param $count
  *   Number to return plural for.
  * @param $langcode
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ function locale_get_plural($count, $langcode = NULL) {
   static $locale_formula, $plurals = array();
 
   $langcode = $langcode ? $langcode : $language->language;
-  
+
   if (!isset($plurals[$langcode][$count])) {
     if (!isset($locale_formula)) {
       $language_list = language_list();
diff --git a/modules/system/system.install b/modules/system/system.install
index d3bfd6ed7988b30fa33f35734355ccdbf6289e2a..96d64bfabf15063b1022a5dea31c7acf2b58e35d 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/modules/system/system.install
@@ -3306,6 +3306,39 @@ function system_update_6021() {
   return $ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Update files tables to associate files to a uid by default instead of a nid.
+ * Rename file_revisions to upload since it should only be used by the upload
+ * module used by upload to link files to nodes.
+ */
+function system_update_6022() {
+  $ret = array();
+
+  // Rename the nid field to vid, add status and timestamp fields, and indexes.
+  db_drop_index($ret, 'files', 'nid');
+  db_change_field($ret, 'files', 'nid', 'uid', array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0));
+  db_add_field($ret, 'files', 'status', array('type' => 'int', 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0));
+  db_add_field($ret, 'files', 'timestamp', array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0));
+  db_add_index($ret, 'files', 'uid', array('uid'));
+  db_add_index($ret, 'files', 'status', array('status'));
+  db_add_index($ret, 'files', 'timestamp', array('timestamp'));
+
+  // Rename the file_revisions table to upload then add nid column. Since we're
+  // changing the table name we need to drop and re-add the vid index so both
+  // pgsql ends up with the corect index name.
+  db_drop_index($ret, 'file_revisions', 'vid');
+  db_rename_table($ret, 'file_revisions', 'upload');
+  db_add_field($ret, 'upload', 'nid', array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0));
+  db_add_index($ret, 'upload', 'nid', array('nid'));
+  db_add_index($ret, 'upload', 'vid', array('vid'));
+
+  // The nid column was renamed to uid. Use the old nid to find the node's uid.
+  $ret[] = update_sql('UPDATE {files} f JOIN {node} n ON f.uid = n.nid SET f.uid = n.uid');
+  // Use the existing vid to find the nid.
+  $ret[] = update_sql('UPDATE {upload} u JOIN {node_revisions} r ON u.vid = r.vid SET u.nid = r.nid');
+
+  return $ret;
+}
 /**
  * @} End of "defgroup updates-5.x-to-6.x"
  * The next series of updates should start at 7000.
diff --git a/modules/system/system.module b/modules/system/system.module
index 53b496d30c7b5efbcfd8401ef9c7d706fbc52761..3a3e094c3bc6b897aa4f71e3e7d31798e5d6e9f0 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.module
+++ b/modules/system/system.module
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 define('DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PGSQL',  '7.4');   // If using PostgreSQL
 define('DRUPAL_MINIMUM_APACHE', '1.3');   // If using Apache
 
+// Maximum age of temporary files in seconds.
+define('DRUPAL_MAXIMUM_TEMP_FILE_AGE', 1440);
+
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_help().
  */
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ function system_theme() {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function system_perm() {
-  return array('administer site configuration', 'access administration pages', 'select different theme');
+  return array('administer site configuration', 'access administration pages', 'select different theme', 'administer files');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2171,28 +2174,29 @@ function system_theme_settings($key = '') {
   $form['var'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => $var);
 
   // Check for a new uploaded logo, and use that instead.
-  if ($file = file_check_upload('logo_upload')) {
-    if ($info = image_get_info($file->filepath)) {
-      $parts = pathinfo($file->filename);
-      $filename = ($key) ? str_replace('/', '_', $key) .'_logo.'. $parts['extension'] : 'logo.'. $parts['extension'];
-
-      if ($file = file_save_upload('logo_upload', $filename, 1)) {
-        $_POST['default_logo'] = 0;
-        $_POST['logo_path'] = $file->filepath;
-        $_POST['toggle_logo'] = 1;
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      form_set_error('file_upload', t('Only JPEG, PNG and GIF images are allowed to be used as logos.'));
+  if ($file = file_save_upload('logo_upload', array('file_validate_is_image' => array()))) {
+    $parts = pathinfo($file->filename);
+    $filename = ($key) ? str_replace('/', '_', $key) .'_logo.'. $parts['extension'] : 'logo.'. $parts['extension'];
+
+    // The image was saved using file_save_upload() and was added to the
+    // files table as a temorary file. We'll make a copy and let the garbage
+    // collector delete the original upload.
+    if (file_copy($file, $filename, FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE)) {
+      $_POST['default_logo'] = 0;
+      $_POST['logo_path'] = $file->filepath;
+      $_POST['toggle_logo'] = 1;
     }
   }
 
   // Check for a new uploaded favicon, and use that instead.
-  if ($file = file_check_upload('favicon_upload')) {
+  if ($file = file_save_upload('favicon_upload')) {
     $parts = pathinfo($file->filename);
     $filename = ($key) ? str_replace('/', '_', $key) .'_favicon.'. $parts['extension'] : 'favicon.'. $parts['extension'];
 
-    if ($file = file_save_upload('favicon_upload', $filename, 1)) {
+    // The image was saved using file_save_upload() and was added to the
+    // files table as a temorary file. We'll make a copy and let the garbage
+    // collector delete the original upload.
+    if (file_copy($file, $filename)) {
       $_POST['default_favicon'] = 0;
       $_POST['favicon_path'] = $file->filepath;
       $_POST['toggle_favicon'] = 1;
@@ -2636,13 +2640,27 @@ function theme_system_admin_by_module($menu_items) {
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_cron().
  *
- * Remove older rows from flood table
+ * Remove older rows from flood and batch table. Remove old temporary files.
  */
 function system_cron() {
-  // Cleanup the flood
+  // Cleanup the flood.
   db_query('DELETE FROM {flood} WHERE timestamp < %d', time() - 3600);
-  // Cleanup the batch table
+  // Cleanup the batch table.
   db_query('DELETE FROM {batch} WHERE timestamp < %d', time() - 864000);
+
+  // Remove temporary files that are older than DRUPAL_MAXIMUM_TEMP_FILE_AGE.
+  $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {files} WHERE status = %s and timestamp < %d', FILE_STATUS_TEMPORARY, time() - DRUPAL_MAXIMUM_TEMP_FILE_AGE);
+  while ($file = db_fetch_object($result)) {
+    if (file_exists($file->filepath)) {
+      // If files that exist cannot be deleted, continue so the database remains
+      // consistant.
+      if (!file_delete($file->filepath)) {
+        watchdog('file system', t('Could not delete temporary file "%path" during garbage collection', array('%path' => $file->filepath)), 'error');
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    db_query('DELETE FROM {files} WHERE fid = %d', $file->fid);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/modules/system/system.schema b/modules/system/system.schema
index 608d752d8003dd6feed49c605193147789280013..5cf4b21c7086578970d0f862ef6c4ffb2a948eb4 100644
--- a/modules/system/system.schema
+++ b/modules/system/system.schema
@@ -32,26 +32,21 @@ function system_schema() {
 
   $schema['files'] = array(
     'fields' => array(
-      'fid'      => array('type' => 'serial', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE),
-      'nid'      => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
-      'filename' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
-      'filepath' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
-      'filemime' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
-      'filesize' => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0)
-    ),
-    'indexes' => array('nid' => array('nid')),
-    'primary key' => array('fid'),
-  );
-
-  $schema['file_revisions'] = array(
-    'fields' => array(
-      'fid'         => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
-      'vid'         => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
-      'description' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
-      'list'        => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0, 'size' => 'tiny')
+      'fid'       => array('type' => 'serial', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE),
+      'uid'       => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
+      'filename'  => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
+      'filepath'  => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
+      'filemime'  => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
+      'filesize'  => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
+      'status'    => array('type' => 'int', 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
+      'timestamp' => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
     ),
-    'primary key' => array('fid', 'vid'),
-    'indexes' => array('vid' => array('vid')),
+    'indexes' => array(
+      'uid'       => array('uid'),
+      'status'    => array('status'),
+      'timestamp' => array('timestamp'),
+    ),
+    'primary key' => array('fid'),
   );
 
   $schema['flood'] = array(
diff --git a/modules/upload/upload.install b/modules/upload/upload.install
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1c07a190d9a6bff73abf8c955bd0bbac39246b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/upload/upload.install
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+// $Id$
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_install().
+ */
+function upload_install() {
+  // Create tables.
+  drupal_install_schema('upload');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_uninstall().
+ */
+function upload_uninstall() {
+  // Remove tables.
+  drupal_uninstall_schema('upload');
+}
diff --git a/modules/upload/upload.module b/modules/upload/upload.module
index 4e489d323859f96392fb1d388261187db6959bad..c0b7685d1afc515ecfa0754eb7a1e2c01c8935b7 100644
--- a/modules/upload/upload.module
+++ b/modules/upload/upload.module
@@ -94,28 +94,9 @@ function upload_menu() {
 }
 
 function upload_menu_alter(&$items) {
-  $items['system/files']['page callback'] = 'upload_download';
   $items['system/files']['access arguments'] = array('view uploaded files');
 }
 
-function upload_init() {
-  if (arg(0) == 'system' && arg(1) == 'files' && isset($_SESSION['file_previews'])) {
-    $item = menu_get_item('system/files');
-    foreach ($_SESSION['file_previews'] as $fid => $file) {
-      $filename = file_create_filename($file->filename, file_create_path());
-      if (variable_get('file_downloads', FILE_DOWNLOADS_PUBLIC) ==  FILE_DOWNLOADS_PRIVATE) {
-        // strip file_directory_path() from filename. @see file_create_url
-        if (strpos($filename, file_directory_path()) !== FALSE) {
-          $filename = trim(substr($filename, strlen(file_directory_path())), '\\/');
-        }
-        $filename = 'system/files/'. $filename;
-      }
-      $_SESSION['file_previews'][$fid]->_filename = $filename;
-      menu_set_item($filename, $item);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Form API callback to validate the upload settings form.
  */
@@ -139,11 +120,11 @@ function upload_admin_settings_validate($form, &$form_state, $form_values) {
     form_set_error('upload_usersize_default', t('The %role file size limit must be a number and greater than zero.', array('%role' => t('default'))));
   }
   if ($default_uploadsize > file_upload_max_size()) {
-   form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_default', $exceed_max_msg . $more_info);
-   $more_info = '';
+    form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_default', $exceed_max_msg . $more_info);
+    $more_info = '';
   }
   if ($default_uploadsize > $default_usersize) {
-   form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_default', t('The %role maximum file size per upload is greater than the total file size allowed per user', array('%role' => t('default'))));
+    form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_default', t('The %role maximum file size per upload is greater than the total file size allowed per user', array('%role' => t('default'))));
   }
 
   foreach ($form_values['roles'] as $rid => $role) {
@@ -157,11 +138,11 @@ function upload_admin_settings_validate($form, &$form_state, $form_values) {
       form_set_error('upload_usersize_'. $rid, t('The %role file size limit must be a number and greater than zero.', array('%role' => $role)));
     }
     if ($uploadsize > file_upload_max_size()) {
-     form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_'. $rid, $exceed_max_msg . $more_info);
-     $more_info = '';
+      form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_'. $rid, $exceed_max_msg . $more_info);
+      $more_info = '';
     }
     if ($uploadsize > $usersize) {
-     form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_'. $rid, t('The %role maximum file size per upload is greater than the total file size allowed per user', array('%role' => $role)));
+      form_set_error('upload_uploadsize_'. $rid, t('The %role maximum file size per upload is greater than the total file size allowed per user', array('%role' => $role)));
     }
   }
 }
@@ -185,7 +166,7 @@ function upload_admin_settings() {
     '#default_value' => variable_get('upload_max_resolution', 0),
     '#size' => 15,
     '#maxlength' => 10,
-    '#description' => t('The maximum allowed image size (e.g. 640x480). Set to 0 for no restriction.'),
+    '#description' => t('The maximum allowed image size (e.g. 640x480). Set to 0 for no restriction. If an <a href="!image-toolkit-link">image toolkit</a> is installed, files exceeding this value will be scalled down to fit.', array('!image-toolkit-link' => url('admin/settings/image-toolkit'))),
     '#field_suffix' => '<kbd>'. t('WIDTHxHEIGHT') .'</kbd>'
   );
   $form['settings_general']['upload_list_default'] = array(
@@ -209,8 +190,8 @@ function upload_admin_settings() {
     '#default_value' => $upload_uploadsize_default,
     '#size' => 5,
     '#maxlength' => 5,
-    '#description' => t('The default maximum file size a user can upload.'),
-    '#field_suffix' => t('MB')
+    '#description' => t('The default maximum file size a user can upload. If an image is uploaded and a maximum resolution is set, the size will be checked after the file has been resized.'),
+    '#field_suffix' => t('MB'),
   );
   $form['settings_general']['upload_usersize_default'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
@@ -219,7 +200,7 @@ function upload_admin_settings() {
     '#size' => 5,
     '#maxlength' => 5,
     '#description' => t('The default maximum size of all files a user can have on the site.'),
-    '#field_suffix' => t('MB')
+    '#field_suffix' => t('MB'),
   );
 
   $form['settings_general']['upload_max_size'] = array('#value' => '<p>'. t('Your PHP settings limit the maximum file size per upload to %size.', array('%size' => format_size(file_upload_max_size()))) .'</p>');
@@ -247,7 +228,8 @@ function upload_admin_settings() {
       '#default_value' => variable_get('upload_uploadsize_'. $rid, $upload_uploadsize_default),
       '#size' => 5,
       '#maxlength' => 5,
-      '#description' => t('The maximum size of a file a user can upload (in megabytes).'),
+      '#description' => t('The maximum size of a file a user can upload. If an image is uploaded and a maximum resolution is set, the size will be checked after the file has been resized.'),
+      '#field_suffix' => t('MB'),
     );
     $form['settings_role_'. $rid]['upload_usersize_'. $rid] = array(
       '#type' => 'textfield',
@@ -255,96 +237,117 @@ function upload_admin_settings() {
       '#default_value' => variable_get('upload_usersize_'. $rid, $upload_usersize_default),
       '#size' => 5,
       '#maxlength' => 5,
-      '#description' => t('The maximum size of all files a user can have on the site (in megabytes).'),
+      '#description' => t('The maximum size of all files a user can have on the site.'),
+      '#field_suffix' => t('MB'),
     );
   }
 
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }
 
-function upload_download() {
-  foreach ($_SESSION['file_previews'] as $file) {
-    if ($file->_filename == $_GET['q']) {
-      file_transfer($file->filepath, array('Content-Type: '. mime_header_encode($file->filemime), 'Content-Length: '. $file->filesize));
-    }
-  }
+/**
+ * Determine the limitations on files that a given user may upload. The user
+ * may be in multiple roles so we select the most permissive limitations from
+ * all of their roles.
+ *
+ * @param $user
+ *   A Drupal user object.
+ * @return
+ *   An associative array with the following keys:
+ *     'extensions'
+ *       A white space separated string containing all the file extensions this
+ *       user may upload.
+ *     'file_size'
+ *       The maximum size of a file upload in bytes.
+ *     'user_size'
+ *       The total number of bytes for all for a user's files.
+ *     'resolution'
+ *       A string specifying the maximum resolution of images.
+ */
+function _upload_file_limits($user) {
+  $file_limit = variable_get('upload_uploadsize_default', 1);
+  $user_limit = variable_get('upload_usersize_default', 1);
+  $all_extensions = explode(' ', variable_get('upload_extensions_default', 'jpg jpeg gif png txt html doc xls pdf ppt pps odt ods odp'));
+  foreach ($user->roles as $rid => $name) {
+    $extensions = variable_get("upload_extensions_$rid", variable_get('upload_extensions_default', 'jpg jpeg gif png txt html doc xls pdf ppt pps odt ods odp'));
+    $all_extensions = array_merge($all_extensions, explode(' ', $extensions));
+
+    // A zero value indicates no limit, take the least restrictive limit.
+    $file_size = variable_get("upload_uploadsize_$rid", variable_get('upload_uploadsize_default', 1)) * 1024 * 1024;
+    $file_limit = ($file_limit && $file_size) ? max($file_limit, $file_size) : 0;
+
+    $user_size = variable_get("upload_usersize_$rid", variable_get('upload_usersize_default', 1)) * 1024 * 1024;
+    $user_limit = ($user_limit && $user_size) ? max($user_limit, $user_size) : 0;
+  }
+  $all_extensions = implode(' ', array_unique($all_extensions));
+  return array(
+    'extensions' => $all_extensions,
+    'file_size' => $file_limit,
+    'user_size' => $user_limit,
+    'resolution' => variable_get('upload_max_resolution', 0),
+  );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Implementation of hook_file_download().
+ */
 function upload_file_download($file) {
+  if (!user_access('view uploaded files')) {
+    return -1;
+  }
   $file = file_create_path($file);
-  $result = db_query("SELECT f.* FROM {files} f WHERE filepath = '%s'", $file);
+  $result = db_query("SELECT f.* FROM {files} f INNER JOIN {upload} u ON f.fid = u.uid WHERE filepath = '%s'", $file);
   if ($file = db_fetch_object($result)) {
-    if (user_access('view uploaded files')) {
-      $node = node_load($file->nid);
-      if (node_access('view', $node)) {
-        $type = mime_header_encode($file->filemime);
-        return array(
-          'Content-Type: '. $type,
-          'Content-Length: '. $file->filesize,
-        );
-      }
-      else {
-        return -1;
-      }
-    }
-    else {
-      return -1;
-    }
+    return array(
+      'Content-Type: '. $file->filemime,
+      'Content-Length: '. $file->filesize,
+    );
   }
 }
 
 /**
- * Save new uploads and attach them to the node object.
- * append file_previews to the node object as well.
+ * Save new uploads and store them in the session to be associated to the node
+ * on upload_save.
+ *
+ * @param $node
+ *   A node object to associate with uploaded files.
  */
 function _upload_prepare(&$node) {
+  global $user;
 
-  // Clean up old file previews if a post didn't get the user to this page.
-  // i.e. the user left the edit page, because they didn't want to upload anything.
-  if (count($_POST) == 0) {
-    if (!empty($_SESSION['file_previews']) && is_array($_SESSION['file_previews'])) {
-      foreach ($_SESSION['file_previews'] as $fid => $file) {
-        file_delete($file->filepath);
-      }
-      unset($_SESSION['file_previews']);
-    }
+  // Initialize _SESSION['upload_files'] if no post occured.
+  // This clears the variable from old forms and makes sure it
+  // is an array to prevent notices and errors in other parts
+  // of upload.module.
+  if (!$_POST) {
+    $_SESSION['upload_files'] = array();
   }
 
-  // $_SESSION['file_current_upload'] tracks the fid of the file submitted this page request.
+  // $_SESSION['upload_current_file'] tracks the fid of the file submitted this page request.
   // form_builder sets the value of file->list to 0 for checkboxes added to a form after
   // it has been submitted. Since unchecked checkboxes have no return value and do not
   // get a key in _POST form_builder has no way of knowing the difference between a check
   // box that wasn't present on the last form build, and a checkbox that is unchecked.
+  unset($_SESSION['upload_current_file']);
 
-  unset($_SESSION['file_current_upload']);
-
-  global $user;
-
-  // Save new file uploads to tmp dir.
-  if (($file = file_check_upload()) && user_access('upload files')) {
-
-    // Scale image uploads.
-    $file = _upload_image($file);
-
-    $key = 'upload_'. (!isset($_SESSION['file_previews']) ? 0 : count($_SESSION['file_previews']));
-    $file->fid = $key;
-    $file->source = $key;
-    $file->list = variable_get('upload_list_default', 1);
-    $_SESSION['file_previews'][$key] = $file;
+  $limits = _upload_file_limits($user);
+  $validators = array(
+    'file_validate_extensions' => array($limits['extensions']),
+    'file_validate_image_resolution' => array($limits['resolution']),
+    'file_validate_size' => array($limits['file_size'], $limits['user_size']),
+  );
 
-    // Store the uploaded fid for this page request in case of submit without
-    // preview or attach. See earlier notes.
-    $_SESSION['file_current_upload'] = $key;
+  // Save new file uploads.
+  if (($user->uid != 1 || user_access('upload files')) && ($file = file_save_upload('upload', $validators))) {
+    $file->list = variable_get('upload_list_default',1);
+    $file->description = $file->filename;
+    $_SESSION['upload_current_file'] = $file->fid;
+    $_SESSION['upload_files'][$file->fid] = $file;
   }
 
-  // Attach file previews to node object.
-  if (!empty($_SESSION['file_previews']) && is_array($_SESSION['file_previews'])) {
-    foreach ($_SESSION['file_previews'] as $fid => $file) {
-      if ($user->uid != 1) {
-        // Here something.php.pps becomes something.php_.pps
-        $file->filename = upload_munge_filename($file->filename, NULL, 0);
-        $file->description = $file->filename;
-      }
+  // attach session files to node.
+  if (count($_SESSION['upload_files'])) {
+    foreach($_SESSION['upload_files'] as $fid => $file) {
       $node->files[$fid] = $file;
     }
   }
@@ -407,80 +410,6 @@ function upload_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
   }
 }
 
-function _upload_validate(&$node) {
-  // Accumulator for disk space quotas.
-  $filesize = 0;
-
-  // Check if node->files exists, and if it contains something.
-  if (isset($node->files) && is_array($node->files)) {
-    // Update existing files with form data.
-    foreach ($node->files as $fid => $file) {
-      // Convert file to object for compatibility
-      $file = (object)$file;
-
-      // Validate new uploads.
-      if (strpos($fid, 'upload') !== FALSE && empty($file->remove)) {
-        global $user;
-
-        // Bypass validation for uid  = 1.
-        if ($user->uid != 1) {
-          // Update filesize accumulator.
-          $filesize += $file->filesize;
-
-          // Validate file against all users roles.
-          // Only denies an upload when all roles prevent it.
-
-          $total_usersize = upload_space_used($user->uid) + $filesize;
-          $error = array();
-          foreach ($user->roles as $rid => $name) {
-            $extensions = variable_get("upload_extensions_$rid", variable_get('upload_extensions_default', 'jpg jpeg gif png txt html doc xls pdf ppt pps odt ods odp'));
-            $uploadsize = variable_get("upload_uploadsize_$rid", variable_get('upload_uploadsize_default', 1)) * 1024 * 1024;
-            $usersize = variable_get("upload_usersize_$rid", variable_get('upload_usersize_default', 1)) * 1024 * 1024;
-
-            $regex = '/\.('. ereg_replace(' +', '|', preg_quote($extensions)) .')$/i';
-
-            if (!preg_match($regex, $file->filename)) {
-              $error['extension']++;
-            }
-
-            if ($uploadsize && $file->filesize > $uploadsize) {
-              $error['uploadsize']++;
-            }
-
-            if ($usersize && $total_usersize + $file->filesize > $usersize) {
-              $error['usersize']++;
-            }
-          }
-
-          $user_roles = count($user->roles);
-          $valid = TRUE;
-          if ($error['extension'] == $user_roles) {
-            form_set_error('upload', t('The selected file %name can not be attached to this post, because it is only possible to attach files with the following extensions: %files-allowed.', array('%name' => $file->filename, '%files-allowed' => $extensions)));
-            $valid = FALSE;
-          }
-          elseif ($error['uploadsize'] == $user_roles) {
-            form_set_error('upload', t('The selected file %name can not be attached to this post, because it exceeded the maximum filesize of %maxsize.', array('%name' => $file->filename, '%maxsize' => format_size($uploadsize))));
-            $valid = FALSE;
-          }
-          elseif ($error['usersize'] == $user_roles) {
-            form_set_error('upload', t('The selected file %name can not be attached to this post, because the disk quota of %quota has been reached.', array('%name' => $file->filename, '%quota' => format_size($usersize))));
-            $valid = FALSE;
-          }
-          elseif (strlen($file->filename) > 255) {
-            form_set_error('upload', t('The selected file %name can not be attached to this post, because the filename is too long.', array('%name' => $file->filename)));
-            $valid = FALSE;
-          }
-
-          if (!$valid) {
-            unset($node->files[$fid], $_SESSION['file_previews'][$fid]);
-            file_delete($file->filepath);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Implementation of hook_nodeapi().
  */
@@ -499,10 +428,6 @@ function upload_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $teaser) {
       _upload_prepare($node);
       break;
 
-    case 'validate':
-      _upload_validate($node);
-      break;
-
     case 'view':
       if (isset($node->files) && user_access('view uploaded files')) {
         // Add the attachments list to node body with a heavy
@@ -517,31 +442,7 @@ function upload_nodeapi(&$node, $op, $teaser) {
         }
       }
       break;
-    case 'alter':
-      if (isset($node->files) && user_access('view uploaded files')) {
-        // Manipulate so that inline references work in preview
-        if (!variable_get('clean_url', 0)) {
-          $previews = array();
-          foreach ($node->files as $file) {
-            if (strpos($file->fid, 'upload') !== FALSE) {
-              $previews[] = $file;
-            }
-          }
 
-          // URLs to files being previewed are actually Drupal paths. When Clean
-          // URLs are disabled, the two do not match. We perform an automatic
-          // replacement from temporary to permanent URLs. That way, the author
-          // can use the final URL in the body before having actually saved (to
-          // place inline images for example).
-          foreach ($previews as $file) {
-            $old = file_create_filename($file->filename, file_create_path());
-            $new = url($old);
-            $node->body = str_replace($old, $new, $node->body);
-            $node->teaser = str_replace($old, $new, $node->teaser);
-          }
-        }
-      }
-      break;
     case 'insert':
     case 'update':
       if (user_access('upload files')) {
@@ -595,7 +496,7 @@ function theme_upload_attachments($files) {
   $rows = array();
   foreach ($files as $file) {
    $file = (object)$file;
-   if ($file->list && !$file->remove) {
+   if ($file->list && empty($file->remove)) {
       // Generate valid URL for both existing attachments and preview of new attachments (these have 'upload' in fid)
       $href = file_create_url((strpos($file->fid, 'upload') === FALSE ? $file->filepath : file_create_filename($file->filename, file_create_path())));
       $text = $file->description ? $file->description : $file->filename;
@@ -616,7 +517,7 @@ function theme_upload_attachments($files) {
  *   The amount of disk space used by the user in bytes.
  */
 function upload_space_used($uid) {
-  return db_result(db_query('SELECT SUM(filesize) FROM {files} f INNER JOIN {node} n ON f.nid = n.nid WHERE n.uid = %d', $uid));
+  return file_space_used($uid);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -626,67 +527,7 @@ function upload_space_used($uid) {
  *   The amount of disk space used by uploaded files in bytes.
  */
 function upload_total_space_used() {
-  return db_result(db_query('SELECT SUM(filesize) FROM {files}'));
-}
-
-/**
- * Munge the filename as needed for security purposes.
- *
- * @param $filename
- *   The name of a file to modify.
- * @param $extensions
- *   A space separated list of valid extensions. If this is blank, we'll use
- *   the admin-defined defaults for the user role from upload_extensions_$rid.
- * @param $alerts
- *   Whether alerts (watchdog, drupal_set_message()) should be displayed.
- * @return $filename
- *   The potentially modified $filename.
- */
-function upload_munge_filename($filename, $extensions = NULL, $alerts = 1) {
-  global $user;
-
-  $original = $filename;
-
-  // Allow potentially insecure uploads for very savvy users and admin
-  if (!variable_get('allow_insecure_uploads', 0)) {
-
-    if (!isset($extensions)) {
-      $extensions = '';
-      foreach ($user->roles as $rid => $name) {
-        $extensions .= ' '. variable_get("upload_extensions_$rid", variable_get('upload_extensions_default', 'jpg jpeg gif png txt html doc xls pdf ppt pps odt ods odp'));
-      }
-
-    }
-
-    $whitelist = array_unique(explode(' ', trim($extensions)));
-
-    $filename_parts = explode('.', $filename);
-
-    $new_filename = array_shift($filename_parts); // Remove file basename.
-    $final_extension = array_pop($filename_parts); // Remove final extension.
-
-    foreach ($filename_parts as $filename_part) {
-      $new_filename .= ".$filename_part";
-      if (!in_array($filename_part, $whitelist) && preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z]{2,5}\d?$/", $filename_part)) {
-        $new_filename .= '_';
-      }
-    }
-    $filename = "$new_filename.$final_extension";
-  }
-
-  if ($alerts && $original != $filename) {
-    $message = t('Your filename has been renamed to conform to site policy.');
-    drupal_set_message($message);
-  }
-
-  return $filename;
-}
-
-/**
- * Undo the effect of upload_munge_filename().
- */
-function upload_unmunge_filename($filename) {
-  return str_replace('_.', '.', $filename);
+  return db_result(db_query('SELECT SUM(f.filesize) FROM {files} f INNER JOIN {upload} u ON f.fid = u.fid'));
 }
 
 function upload_save(&$node) {
@@ -701,69 +542,52 @@ function upload_save(&$node) {
     // Remove file. Process removals first since no further processing
     // will be required.
     if ($file->remove) {
-      // Remove file previews...
-      if (strpos($file->fid, 'upload') !== FALSE) {
-        file_delete($file->filepath);
-      }
-
-      // Remove managed files.
-      else {
-        db_query('DELETE FROM {file_revisions} WHERE fid = %d AND vid = %d', $fid, $node->vid);
-        // Only delete a file if it isn't used by any revision
-        $count = db_result(db_query('SELECT COUNT(fid) FROM {file_revisions} WHERE fid = %d', $fid));
-        if ($count < 1) {
-          db_query('DELETE FROM {files} WHERE fid = %d', $fid);
-          file_delete($file->filepath);
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    // New file upload
-    elseif (strpos($file->fid, 'upload') !== FALSE) {
-      if ($file = file_save_upload($file, $file->filename)) {
-        $file->fid = db_next_id('{files}_fid');
-        db_query("INSERT INTO {files} (fid, nid, filename, filepath, filemime, filesize) VALUES (%d, %d, '%s', '%s', '%s', %d)", $file->fid, $node->nid, $file->filename, $file->filepath, $file->filemime, $file->filesize);
-        db_query("INSERT INTO {file_revisions} (fid, vid, list, description) VALUES (%d, %d, %d, '%s')", $file->fid, $node->vid, $file->list, $file->description);
-        // Tell other modules where the file was stored.
-        $node->files[$fid] = $file;
-      }
-      unset($_SESSION['file_previews'][$fid]);
+      db_query('DELETE FROM {upload} WHERE fid = %d AND vid = %d', $fid, $node->vid);
+      // Remove it from the session in the case of new uploads,
+      // that you want to disassociate before node submission.
+      unset($_SESSION['upload_files'][$fid]);
+      // Move on, so the removed file won't be added to new revisions.
+      continue;
     }
 
-    // Create a new revision, as needed
-    elseif ($node->old_vid && is_numeric($fid)) {
-      db_query("INSERT INTO {file_revisions} (fid, vid, list, description) VALUES (%d, %d, %d, '%s')", $file->fid, $node->vid, $file->list, $file->description);
+    // Create a new revision, or associate a new file needed.
+    if (!empty($node->old_vid) || array_key_exists($fid, $_SESSION['upload_files'])) {
+      db_query("INSERT INTO {upload} (fid, nid, vid, list, description) VALUES (%d, %d, %d, %d, '%s')", $file->fid, $node->nid, $node->vid, $file->list, $file->description);
+      file_set_status($file, FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT);
     }
-
-    // Update existing revision
+    // Update existing revision.
     else {
-      db_query("UPDATE {file_revisions} SET list = %d, description = '%s' WHERE fid = %d AND vid = %d", $file->list, $file->description, $file->fid, $node->vid);
+      db_query("UPDATE {upload} SET list = %d, description = '%s' WHERE fid = %d AND vid = %d", $file->list, $file->description, $file->fid, $node->vid);
+      file_set_status($file, FILE_STATUS_PERMANENT);
     }
   }
+  // Empty the session storage after save. We use this variable to track files
+  // that haven't been related to the node yet.
+  unset($_SESSION['upload_files']);
 }
 
 function upload_delete($node) {
   $files = array();
-  $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {files} WHERE nid = %d', $node->nid);
+  $result = db_query('SELECT DISTINCT f.* FROM upload u INNER JOIN files f ON u.fid = f.fid WHERE u.nid = %d', $node->nid);
   while ($file = db_fetch_object($result)) {
     $files[$file->fid] = $file;
   }
 
   foreach ($files as $fid => $file) {
-    // Delete all file revision information associated with the node
-    db_query('DELETE FROM {file_revisions} WHERE fid = %d', $fid);
+    // Delete all files associated with the node
+    db_query('DELETE FROM {files} WHERE fid = %d', $fid);
     file_delete($file->filepath);
   }
 
-  // Delete all files associated with the node
-  db_query('DELETE FROM {files} WHERE nid = %d', $node->nid);
+  // Delete all file revision information associated with the node
+  db_query('DELETE FROM {upload} WHERE nid = %d', $node->nid);
 }
 
 function upload_delete_revision($node) {
   if (is_array($node->files)) {
     foreach ($node->files as $file) {
       // Check if the file will be used after this revision is deleted
-      $count = db_result(db_query('SELECT COUNT(fid) FROM {file_revisions} WHERE fid = %d', $file->fid));
+      $count = db_result(db_query('SELECT COUNT(fid) FROM {upload} WHERE fid = %d', $file->fid));
 
       // if the file won't be used, delete it
       if ($count < 2) {
@@ -774,10 +598,11 @@ function upload_delete_revision($node) {
   }
 
   // delete the revision
-  db_query('DELETE FROM {file_revisions} WHERE vid = %d', $node->vid);
+  db_query('DELETE FROM {upload} WHERE vid = %d', $node->vid);
 }
 
 function _upload_form($node) {
+  global $user;
 
   $form['#theme'] = 'upload_form_new';
 
@@ -785,7 +610,8 @@ function _upload_form($node) {
     $form['files']['#theme'] = 'upload_form_current';
     $form['files']['#tree'] = TRUE;
     foreach ($node->files as $key => $file) {
-      // Generate valid URL for both existing attachments and preview of new attachments (these have 'upload' in fid)
+      // Generate valid URL for both existing attachments and preview of new
+      // attachments (these have 'upload' in fid).
       $description = file_create_url((strpos($file->fid, 'upload') === FALSE ? $file->filepath : file_create_filename($file->filename, file_create_path())));
       $description = "<small>". check_plain($description) ."</small>";
       $form['files'][$key]['description'] = array('#type' => 'textfield', '#default_value' => !empty($file->description) ? $file->description : $file->filename, '#maxlength' => 256, '#description' => $description );
@@ -793,9 +619,10 @@ function _upload_form($node) {
       $form['files'][$key]['size'] = array('#value' => format_size($file->filesize));
       $form['files'][$key]['remove'] = array('#type' => 'checkbox', '#default_value' => !empty($file->remove));
       $form['files'][$key]['list'] = array('#type' => 'checkbox',  '#default_value' => $file->list);
-      // if the file was uploaded this page request, set value. this fixes the problem
-      // formapi has recognizing new checkboxes. see comments in _upload_prepare.
-      if (isset($_SESSION['file_current_upload']) && $_SESSION['file_current_upload'] == $file->fid) {
+      // If the file was uploaded this page request, set value. this fixes the
+      // problem formapi has recognizing new checkboxes. see comments in
+      // _upload_prepare.
+      if (isset($_SESSION['upload_current_file']) && $_SESSION['upload_current_file'] == $file->fid) {
         $form['files'][$key]['list']['#value'] = variable_get('upload_list_default', 1);
       }
       $form['files'][$key]['filename'] = array('#type' => 'value',  '#value' => $file->filename);
@@ -807,12 +634,19 @@ function _upload_form($node) {
   }
 
   if (user_access('upload files')) {
+    $limits = _upload_file_limits($user);
+
     // This div is hidden when the user uploads through JS.
     $form['new'] = array(
       '#prefix' => '<div id="attach-hide">',
       '#suffix' => '</div>',
     );
-    $form['new']['upload'] = array('#type' => 'file', '#title' => t('Attach new file'), '#size' => 40);
+    $form['new']['upload'] = array(
+      '#type' => 'file',
+      '#title' => t('Attach new file'),
+      '#size' => 40,
+      '#description' => ($limits['resolution'] ? t('Images are larger than %resolution will be resized. ', array('%resolution' => $limits['resolution'])) : '') . t('The maximum upload size is %filesize. Only files with the following extensions may be uploaded: %extensions. ', array('%extensions' => $limits['extensions'], '%filesize' => format_size($limits['file_size']))),
+    );
     $form['new']['attach'] = array(
       '#type' => 'submit',
       '#value' => t('Attach'),
@@ -824,7 +658,7 @@ function _upload_form($node) {
     $form['attach-url'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => url('upload/js', array('absolute' => TRUE)), '#attributes' => array('class' => 'upload'));
   }
 
-  // Needed for JS
+  // Needed for JS.
   $form['current']['vid'] = array('#type' => 'hidden', '#value' => isset($node->vid) ? $node->vid : 0);
   return $form;
 }
@@ -861,7 +695,7 @@ function upload_load($node) {
   $files = array();
 
   if ($node->vid) {
-    $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {files} f INNER JOIN {file_revisions} r ON f.fid = r.fid WHERE r.vid = %d ORDER BY f.fid', $node->vid);
+    $result = db_query('SELECT * FROM {files} f INNER JOIN {upload} r ON f.fid = r.fid WHERE r.vid = %d ORDER BY f.fid', $node->vid);
     while ($file = db_fetch_object($result)) {
       $files[$file->fid] = $file;
     }
@@ -870,27 +704,6 @@ function upload_load($node) {
   return $files;
 }
 
-/**
- * Check an upload, if it is an image, make sure it fits within the
- * maximum dimensions allowed.
- */
-function _upload_image($file) {
-  $info = image_get_info($file->filepath);
-
-  if ($info) {
-    list($width, $height) = explode('x', variable_get('upload_max_resolution', '0x0'));
-    if ($width && $height) {
-      $result = image_scale($file->filepath, $file->filepath, $width, $height);
-      if ($result) {
-        $file->filesize = filesize($file->filepath);
-        drupal_set_message(t('The image was resized to fit within the maximum allowed resolution of %resolution pixels.', array('%resolution' => variable_get('upload_max_resolution', 0))));
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  return $file;
-}
-
 /**
  * Menu-callback for JavaScript-based uploads.
  */
@@ -903,7 +716,6 @@ function upload_js() {
 
   // Handle new uploads, and merge tmp files into node-files.
   _upload_prepare($node);
-  _upload_validate($node);
 
   $form = _upload_form($node);
   $form += array(
@@ -915,6 +727,8 @@ function upload_js() {
   drupal_alter('form', $form, array(), 'upload_js');
   $form_state = array('submitted' => FALSE);
   $form = form_builder('upload_js', $form, $form_state);
+  // @todo: Put status messages inside wrapper, instead of above so they do not
+  // persist across ajax reloads.
   $output = theme('status_messages') . drupal_render($form);
   // We send the updated file attachments form.
   print drupal_to_js(array('status' => TRUE, 'data' => $output));
diff --git a/modules/upload/upload.schema b/modules/upload/upload.schema
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..09843b58fd8fee2d59419b8cb41217eba45084b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/upload/upload.schema
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+// $Id$
+
+function upload_schema() {
+  $schema['upload'] = array(
+    'fields' => array(
+      'fid'         => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
+      'nid'         => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
+      'vid'         => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0),
+      'description' => array('type' => 'varchar', 'length' => 255, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => ''),
+      'list'        => array('type' => 'int', 'unsigned' => TRUE, 'not null' => TRUE, 'default' => 0, 'size' => 'tiny')
+    ),
+    'primary key' => array('fid', 'vid'),
+    'indexes' => array('vid' => array('vid'), 'nid' => array('nid')),
+  );
+
+  return $schema;
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index c3df981c4467fd360be13c8a080e39340ba4cc3f..e858d2de1f14ac8418e39fdd03e4dd5107eb830f 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -320,32 +320,22 @@ function user_validate_mail($mail) {
 
 function user_validate_picture(&$form, &$form_state, $form_values) {
   // If required, validate the uploaded picture.
-  if (isset($form['picture']) && ($file = file_check_upload('picture_upload'))) {
-    // Check that uploaded file is an image, with a maximum file size
-    // and maximum height/width.
+  $validators = array(
+    'file_validate_is_image' => array(),
+    'file_validate_image_resolution' => array(variable_get('user_picture_dimensions', '85x85')),
+    'file_validate_size' => array(variable_get('user_picture_file_size', '30') * 1024),
+  );
+  if ($file = file_save_upload('picture_upload', $validators)) {
+    // The image was saved using file_save_upload() and was added to the
+    // files table as a temorary file. We'll make a copy and let the garbage
+    // collector delete the original upload.
     $info = image_get_info($file->filepath);
-    list($maxwidth, $maxheight) = explode('x', variable_get('user_picture_dimensions', '85x85'));
-
-    if (!$info || !$info['extension']) {
-      form_set_error('picture_upload', t('The uploaded file was not an image.'));
-    }
-    else if (image_get_toolkit()) {
-      image_scale($file->filepath, $file->filepath, $maxwidth, $maxheight);
-    }
-    else if (filesize($file->filepath) > (variable_get('user_picture_file_size', '30') * 1000)) {
-      form_set_error('picture_upload', t('The uploaded image is too large; the maximum file size is %size kB.', array('%size' => variable_get('user_picture_file_size', '30'))));
+    $destination = variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures') .'/picture-'. $form['#uid'] .'.'. $info['extension'];
+    if (file_copy($file, $destination, FILE_EXISTS_REPLACE)) {
+      $form_values['picture'] = $file->filepath;
     }
-    else if ($info['width'] > $maxwidth || $info['height'] > $maxheight) {
-      form_set_error('picture_upload', t('The uploaded image is too large; the maximum dimensions are %dimensions pixels.', array('%dimensions' => variable_get('user_picture_dimensions', '85x85'))));
-    }
-
-    if (!form_get_errors()) {
-      if ($file = file_save_upload('picture_upload', variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures') .'/picture-'. $form['#uid'] .'.'. $info['extension'], 1)) {
-        $form_values['picture'] = $file->filepath;
-      }
-      else {
-        form_set_error('picture_upload', t("Failed to upload the picture image; the %directory directory doesn't exist or is not writable.", array('%directory' => variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures'))));
-      }
+    else {
+      form_set_error('picture_upload', t("Failed to upload the picture image; the %directory directory doesn't exist or is not writable.", array('%directory' => variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures'))));
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/themes/bluemarine/style-rtl.css b/themes/bluemarine/style-rtl.css
index f672decbbd7b1a2f434cb3ac5887488df9d1f2c4..eb313114907b053a2f6664f15ec59d6e998f35ce 100644
--- a/themes/bluemarine/style-rtl.css
+++ b/themes/bluemarine/style-rtl.css
@@ -3,35 +3,35 @@ body {
   direction: rtl;
 }
 #logo img {
-  float: right; 
+  float: right;
 }
 #menu {
-  padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0.5em; 
-  text-align: left; 
+  padding: 0.5em 0.5em 0 0.5em;
+  text-align: left;
 }
 #navlist {
-  padding: 0 0 1.2em 0.8em; 
+  padding: 0 0 1.2em 0.8em;
 }
 #subnavlist {
-  padding: 0.5em 0 0.4em 1.2em; 
+  padding: 0.5em 0 0.4em 1.2em;
 }
 ul.links li {
-  border-right: 1px solid #9cf; 
+  border-right: 1px solid #9cf;
   border-left: inherit;
 }
 .block, .box {
   padding: 0 1.5em 0 0;
 }
 .node .taxonomy {
-  padding-right: 1.5em; 
+  padding-right: 1.5em;
 }
 .node .picture {
   float: left;
 }
 .comment .new {
   text-align: left;
-  float: left; 
+  float: left;
 }
 .comment .picture {
-  float: left; 
+  float: left;
 }
diff --git a/themes/bluemarine/style.css b/themes/bluemarine/style.css
index 2d5332d19bab1a05243bdc69ee70db4605b3a92b..c88def14310bb42ccbfc8ca9be71cf2ce9404946 100644
--- a/themes/bluemarine/style.css
+++ b/themes/bluemarine/style.css
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ ul.links li.first {
   font-weight: bold;
 }
 .site-name {
-  margin: 0.6em 0 0 ; 
+  margin: 0.6em 0 0 ;
   padding: 0;
   font-size: 2em;
 }