Re: [XPOST] A unique number for every "person" - can it be done?

From: Willem (willem_at_stack.nl)
Date: 02/27/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:52:01 +0000 (UTC)

Andrew wrote:
) Ioannis wrote:
) [snip]
)>> I came up with plenty of ideas, but they were either too complicated or
)>> creating collisions was too likely, that are not easily resolved.
)
) Generate the number by adding 1 to the previous number. First come
) first served. This is possible if you have got a centralised registry.

You missed the bit where centralised registries were disallowed.

SaSW, Willem 

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