GNU bug report logs - #58472
[PATCH] Make `message-unique-id' less prone to collisions

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2022 16:09:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #34 received at 58472 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Matt Armstrong <matt <at> rfc20.org>, Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 58472 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#58472: [PATCH] Make `message-unique-id' less prone to
 collisions
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:38:34 -0700

On 2022-10-13 09:35, Matt Armstrong wrote:
> One question: I'm not sure that (random (exp 2 512)) actually gives more
> entropy than a simple call to (random).

It does not. (Please see my previous email for how to get more entropy 
out of Emacs; it's kinda ugly now.)
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