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echo: public_domain
to: Paul Edwards
from: andrew clarke
date: 1995-05-06 17:10:28
subject: MSGID

ac>> Told you so.   The serialno of this one should end in '5e' 
ac>> ... etc.  It increments by one each time a new message is 
ac>> entered.  I can post the new code if you like.  Have fun.

PE> To do that, you need to keep a file lying around.

How's that?

PE> What is wrong with the current algorithm, which uses the 
PE> number of seconds since 1970 or something, or one more than 
PE> that, if that's already been used?  BFN.  Paul.

Nothing.

andrew

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