* Henning Makholm: >> I wouldn't use real base64, though, because it would mean that you can >> use its hashed output as a file name. > > Good point. One might replace "/" with "_" and omit the final "=". > Having a "+" in the hash should be safe in most contexts.
It should be replaced with "-". Beyond alphanumerics, only ".", "_", "-" are in the POSIX portable filename character set[1], and some systems do not allow the character "+" in file names. [1] http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/basedefs/xbd_chap03.html#tag_03_276 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
