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   Hey Ozz!   
      
    ON> it would make sense on the server to use timestamp   
      
   Agreed.  There is very little chance that the sysop would be creating two   
   messages at the same time which is the danger on a multiuser system such as a   
   busy BB S.   
      
    ON> two nodes post during the same second   
      
   That won't matter since the node number is part of the MSGID.  Thus even if   
   the 32 bit hex number is exactly the same the nodes' MSGID will still be   
   unique.  It is only if a multisuer node with only one address is this a danger   
   and probably not much of a danger these days.  Also a sysop could give each   
   user on a node a point address so that MSGID uniquiness would be guarenteed   
   ... at least up to Sun Feb  7 06:28:15 UTC 2106, for unsigned 32 bit unixtimes   
   which from my observations seems to be the case in Fidonet, not counting   
   abandonware of course.  Your mileage may vary.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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