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From: alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk (Alan Cox)
Subject: Re: looking for QualComm qpopper testers to try new patch
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In-Reply-To: <199702172344.PAA28691@precipice.shockwave.com> from "Paul Traina" at Feb 17, 97 03:44:23 pm
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> I'd like the UIDL to simply be the message ID, but frankly, they are NOT
> unique, and the author of QPOP realized that too.

Indeed. However the combination

<messageid><host><localreceivedtime>

is pretty safe.

Alan