Subj : Re: anyway the wind blows
To   : August Abolins
From : Wilfred van Velzen
Date : Wed Apr 14 2021 10:32:53

Hi August,

On 2021-04-13 17:02:00, you wrote to me:

 WvV>> Well FMail's dupe checking works a little bit different.
 WvV>> When there is a valid MSGID, it also uses the first
 WvV>> letters of the From, To and Subject, for it's dupe
 WvV>> checking. So if they differ, while the MSGID is the same
 WvV>> it's not considered a dupe.

 AA> Clever, that is!

 AA> Is that a way to reduce the probability of collisions within a
 AA> certain span of allotted time?

I don't know, it's how the original author of FMail implemented it. If that was because of a detected collision event, or because he found it a good idea before hand, when he developed the algorithm, I don't know...

But I think you are confusing the MSGID genererating side and the dupe detecting on the other side of the fence. ;)

The MSGID generating side must try to prevent collisions. The dupe detecting side can only respond to it by making the detecting algorithm as robust as possible.

Bye, Wilfred.

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