Eric Rescorla wrote: > Dirk-Willem van Gulik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > ID provides a statistical probability of collision so low that >> > there is no need to explicitly check for uniqueness. >> >> Or just add a syncronized i++ to make sure. > Yes. > > There's nothing wrong with what you propose, but it's sort of > like saying "maybe I should wear a helmet at all times > because a meteor might drop on my head". Sure, it could happen, > btu it's not the thing I'd worry about.
I find it amazing that 2 people reported beeing hit by meteors (duplicate session ids ) in the same week. You're right - a counter is better than time. It'll duplicate the counter if tomcat is restarted - so probably the initial value of the counter should be random or derived from time. Costin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
