Subj : msgid, 3 years
To   : August Abolins
From : Brother Rabbit
Date : Mon Oct 12 2020 11:42 pm

 AA> I hear ya.  MSGID is defined as node # and 8-char hex. There is plenty of uniqueness right there. But in the case of a reinstall within 3 years, unless the gate software knows where it left off the last time, the new messages after the reinstall may end up being treated as dupes by other systems?
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 AA> A random number segment in the 8-char string (even if it was as short as 3 hex chars)  would significantly reduce that headache.
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 AA> (BTW.. this message also serves as test to see if the Subj from your fido message is inherited in my Reply.)
I have* *a_ trick. ;)_

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