On 06-Oct-99 Josef Karthauser wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 1999 at 01:02:14PM +0300, Sergey Shkonda wrote:
>> I'm using this patch for cdcontrol(1):
>> 
>>      cdid    Print the xmcd's CD id.
> 
> Is the method used by xmcd used by anything else or is it just _a_
> method.
> What's the algorithm that the cddb boys use?  If it's the same then I
> believe that this is a useful patch.  If it's different - it should
> be
> made same :)

The method used by xmcd is a specific method specified by cddb, and the
comments in the patch he posted look just like the source code that
holds the authoritative algorithm for getting this id, so I believe it
is the proper algorithm.  I also think it is a useful patch, btw.

> Joe

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