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<code>
# ** Note ** This is intended to be unique, not unguessable.
my $id = MD5->hexhash(MD5->hexhash(time.{}.rand().$$));
$id =~ tr|+/=|-_.|; # make non-word characters URL friendly
</code>
</blockquote>
Uh, that tr never fires there. hexhash always generates hex chars. Perhaps you're confusing this with the base64 versions that I was trying to steer the other petitioner around.
<p>-- <a href="http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/">Randal L. Schwartz, Perl hacker</a></p>
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