On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 09:21:20PM +0200, Karsten W. Rohrbach wrote:
> Russell Nelson([EMAIL PROTECTED])@2001.06.21 14:25:52 +0000:
> > Because it's a hash. If your hash isn't prime, you fill your hash
> > buckets unevenly. The scary thing is people who know primes off the
> > top of their heads. "Hey Nick, do you know a prime that's about five
> > hundred?" "Yeah. 521." "Thanks." <--- Real conversation at
> > Xoom.com in 1998.
>
> god bless the bsd people ;-) see primes(6)
This program is also available in Debian in the "bsdgames" package.
--Adam
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