GNU bug report logs - #9118
23.3.50; Don't seed the RNG in message-unique-id

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Packages: emacs, gnus;

Reported by: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>

Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:43:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 23.3.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Juanma Barranquero <lekktu <at> gmail.com>, 9118 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#9118: 23.3.50; Don't seed the RNG in message-unique-id
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 17:39:22 +0200

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> +With argument t, set the random number seed from the current time
> +  and pid and return nil.  */)

This would break old (buggy) usages, so it seems unnecessary.

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