12 Apr 2021 17:28, you wrote to Stas Mishchenkov:

 AA> "The serial number MAY BE any eight character hexadecimal
 AA> number, as long as it is unique"  [Emphasis in CAPS]

 AA> MAY is just a suggestion.  So is the "eight" part actually.

I wish it was like that, but I think that the "as long as" changes the meaning of the "may be" into a "must be".

My English is far from perfect, so not sure, but...

Carlos

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