On 2006-01-18 04:12:49 -0500, Bob Dodds wrote:
> Ask Bjørn Hansen wrote:
> >>I didn't know how likely those where to collide so I decided to use a
> >>generetad artificial ID. Using an integer as key should be  
> >>significantly
> >>faster too on most database systems when retrieving a specific mail.
> >>Anyone out there who knows how likely key collisions are when using  the
> >>message-id header as key?
> >
> >Very likely (the same message sent to different recipients).  It  
> >wouldn't have to be a unique key though.
> cyrus won't allow the same msg id sent to different recipients.

If this was true, it would be impossible to send a message to two cyrus
users (at the same site). Since this obviously works (otherwise any
sysadmin installing cyrus would be lynched approximately 5 minutes after
installation), I don't believe your claim.

        hp

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