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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