Subj : msgid, 3 years
To   : August Abolins
From : Tommi Koivula
Date : Mon Oct 12 2020 07:18 pm

Hi August.

12 Oct 20 17:27:10, you wrote to Wilfred van Velzen:

 WvV>> Well, normally you want to base your MSGID on the time, and not use a sequence number.
 WvV>> Because if you re-install the application (within 3 years), it will probably restart at 0
 WvV>> again, and you have created duplicate MSGID's...
 WvV>>
 WvV>> Bye, Wilfred.

 AA> Not only that, but if/when this gate software is used on other systems, it could be a problem
 AA> when the msgids all resume from 00000001.  A better formula might be a combination random hex
 AA> number+serial hex.

The other system is not using the fido address 2:460/58. MSGID is a combination of fido address and 8 char hex string. :)

'Tommi

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