Subj : Re: MSGID
To   : Nick Andre
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Mon Feb 14 2022 07:51 pm

Hi Nick,

On 2022-02-14 13:15:05, you wrote to me:

 WV>> I've noticed a few cases when for instance Ward re-installed
 WV>> d'Brigde, and MSGID's started repeating those his system already
 WV>> generated 1 or 2 years earlier. This was a few years back, so I don't
 WV>> remember the exact details. I don't know if d'Bridge still has this
 WV>> problem, or has improved the MSGID checksum generating algorithm, and
 WV>> made it time based...

 NA> Originally when I added that kludge to D'Bridge it was serial-based because
 NA> FTS-9 stated the 8-hex number can be of any unique value. It was changed to
 NA>  timestamp when a few Sysops requested it.

Ok, good to know!

Bye, Wilfred.

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