On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Thomas Schoepf wrote: > I don't understand how this should reduce/limit the number of files in a > single directory.
Well, it's an application of probability theory.. The last couple digits are more evenly distributed over the range of active (and inactive) bugs so you get a more even distribution. Consider if we have bugs 0->199 and you take the first digit. You end up with 10 bugs in each bucket except bucket '1' which has 110. Put that on a broader scale and account for expired bugs and you see the trouble. Jason