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. :)
