Re: Help needed

["Velen" <velen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for the tip.

What is UUID look for?  is it an ID associated with the motherboard, CPU,
harddisk?

Thanks.

Regards,

Velen


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Schwartz" <jschwartz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "'Garris, Nicole'" <Nicole.Garris@xxxxxxxxxx>; <mysql@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: Help needed


> Your best bet would be to use a UUID:
>
> SELECT UUID();
> +--------------------------------------+
> | uuid()                               |
> +--------------------------------------+
> | c712dc72-718d-102b-b3c8-97395a1766b9 |
> +--------------------------------------+
>
> There are equivalents in various programming languages, although not in
PHP.
>
> Regards,
>
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Garris, Nicole [mailto:Nicole.Garris@xxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:59 AM
> >To: mysql@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: Help needed
> >
> > Sorry, you can't prove uniqueness by running it against a hundred
> >thousand, million, or even a billion computers. (The billionth-and-first
> >computer could be the one with the non-unique ID.) You need a
> >mathematical proof to prove uniqueness.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Velen [mailto:velen@xxxxxxxxxx]
> >Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 8:32 AM
> >To: Arthur Fuller
> >Cc: mysql@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: Help needed
> >
> >Hi Arthur,
> >
> >Could you please tell this guy that it was not a virus and you tested it
> >without any problem?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Velen
> >
> >
> >On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 20:59 +0400, Velen wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I'm testing a program and I need you assistance.
> >>
> >> Please unzip the file at http://www.biz-mu.com/PCID.zip and run the
> >program.
> >
> >Please supply a Linux version of your virus so I can test.
> >
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> >
> >
> >  ----- Original Message -----
> >  From: Arthur Fuller
> >  To: Velen
> >  Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:44 PM
> >  Subject: Re: Help needed
> >
> >
> >  On my main machine the PCID is 135184-45-4-10-1513-1.
> >
> >  Hope it helps.
> >  Arthur
> >
> >
> >  On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 12:59 PM, Velen <velen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >    Hi,
> >
> >    I'm testing a program and I need you assistance.
> >
> >    Please unzip the file at http://www.biz-mu.com/PCID.zip and run the
> >program.  It will display an ID, please mail me back the ID.
> >
> >    If you can use it on several computers, it will be even better for
> >me, I need to have as much results as possible.
> >
> >    The program i'm testing is supposed to create a unique ID for each
> >PC, this is why I need to test if it is really unique.
> >
> >    This file is virus free and cannot do any harm to your PC.  It is
> >however a voluntary testing.
> >
> >    Thanks for your help in advance.
> >
> >
> >
> >    Velen
> >
> >
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