Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> What's the guarantee that some other machine wouldn't generate   
    NB> an identical number by random   
      
   For version 4 (random) variant 1 UUIDs, the odds are 1 in 5.3x10^36 (5.3   
   undecillion).  The odds are cut in half for variant 2 UUIDs since an extra bit   
   is required to distinguish it from variant 1s.  Given the total traffic for   
   Fidonet, nevermind just this echo, the odds are against it given a half-decent   
   random number generator.   
      
    NB> I thought you were going to try to save the 15yo   
      
   I said from the onset, and I quote, "Don't bet the farm on it".  The only   
   thing I guarenteed was that it would last until 2018-01-01.  It achieved that   
   much ... and beyond.  As we speak, the bottle sits on a side cupboard in the   
   kitchen in plain view of anyone looking in that direction.  Given this, as   
   well as 2019-01-01 being 343 days from now, what do you think the odds of   
   making it to 2019-01-01 are?   
      
    NB> Might be a disappointment like the Gold...  Apparently it   
    NB> doesn't have an age listed either...?   
      
   I noticed that.  Also the Gold wasn't a disappointment, it just wasn't worth   
   the additional cost comparing it to 12yo Glenlivet.  If someone shows up with   
   a bottle to share I would let them in.   
      
    NB> Ah, so another Linux echo   
      
   Sort of.  I believe the intent was to cover scripting but to be honest the   
   packed msg format isn't really friendly to scripting formats (eg tab stops).   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Cybertoasts of note:   
       2019-01-01 is  343 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
       2024-11-05 is 2478 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.   
   --- GNU bash, version 4.4.12(1)-release (x86_64-silvermont-linux-gnu)   
    * Origin: Little Mikey's Brain - Ladysmith BC, Canada (1:153/7001)