Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!cs.mu.OZ.AU!cs.mu.oz.au!kre From: kre@cs.mu.oz.au (Robert Elz) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.domains Subject: Re: decimals in the serial field Message-ID: Date: 18 Jun 91 02:59:21 GMT References: <9106141643.AA26522@gaak.LCS.MIT.EDU> <6529@ns-mx.uiowa.edu> Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU Organization: Comp Sci, University of Melbourne, Australia Lines: 21 jnford@argos.weeg.uiowa.edu (Jay Ford) writes: >Or, a serial number format of yyyymmddnn (with a 4-digit year) could be used. That's exactly what we use here already - ie: the serial number of AU is 1991061500 I've been using that format for ages - but now I've come to believe that the 2 digit 'nn' is unnecessary, one digit would be enough - more than 10 changes in a day just doesn't happen often enough to matter (and if it ocasionally does you can just borrow a number from tomorrow). I don't think I've ever actually gotten past about 05 ... That also solves all problems with possible signed numbers, etc, for a very long time indeed. Unfortunately switching from the 'nn' format back to a single 'n' isn't trivial, or I'd do that. kre