Hey Nancy!   
      
    NB> And was the price right....?  Or wasn't it even available...?   
      
   I haven't checked yet.  From the web site they claim that it should be   
   available at the store next door to where I normally buy groceries but I have   
   yet to come up with an excuse to potentially liberate a bottle if indeed it is   
   available and the price is right.  It may have to wait until Sept. 24th when   
   the "99 Bottles of Beer" routine kicks in as that is the nearest date of   
   interest to me ... unless you can come up with one in the meantime.   
      
    NB> I think the non-random would be more useful   
      
   Potentially yes given that a proper date (ie four digit year) and source node   
   with user number can be derived from it.  Even if the datetime stamp is the   
   BBS's as opposed to the user's it is of consequence as opposed to the FTN   
   datetime stamp alone which is obsolete (2 digit year) and lacks timezone.   
      
    NB> That sounds far enough away that we shouldn't have to worry about   
    NB> it   
      
   Given how long it has been since the official declaration of obsolescence of   
   the FTN datetime format I question whether it even matters whatsoever.  Also I   
   have doubts that MS based nodes will ever have a suitable uuid g   
   nerator/parser without Fidonet providing one.  However, given that Windows can   
   generate a proper email datetime stamp (four digit year) I believe the current   
   accepted datetime stamp could be updated without causing any grief ... errrrr   
   ... probably.  ;-)   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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