On 13 May 2010, at 15:33, Eric Gorr wrote: > So long as it is ok for the string to be unique for the network the user is > on only. From the docs: > > The ID includes the host name, process ID, and a time stamp, which ensures > that the ID is unique for the network. > > A UUID (Universally Unique Identifier) is entirely unique.
No it's not, as can easily be proven by observing that there are only a finite number of 40 character strings. A UUID is probabilistically unique._______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
