13 Nov 96 20:47, Rowan_Crowe wrote to Joe Martin:

 ->>> You better sit down. You are *voilating* the MSGID spec. And
 ->>> probably *causing* dupes.

 > Can I just point out here that the way I understand things, you're not 
 > violating a spec. FTS-9 leaves it up to you to devise a way to create a 
 > serial number.

It's pretty obvious that an identical serial number can be generated based
on two completely different messages when using the CRC-32 algorithm.  If
that serial number happens to rear its head twice in three years
(originating from the same system), you're no longer following FTS-9.

The CRC-32 algorithm exists for error-checking purposes, not generating
unique numbers.  Whether or not Joe is convinced of this remains unknown. 
:-)

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