In response to Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > This problem is intractable: any scheme you can think of to generate a > unique identifying number on a random host out there on the net will either > fail to actually be unique, or suffer from mutating over time as machine > configuration changes.
Really? What if you just generate some sort of UID or GUID and store it in /var/db/bsdstats.guid (or similar)? If the file exists, use it, if it doesn't exist, generate a new ID. Not 100% error prone, but should be pretty damn reliable. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
