Re: [stir] Questions about stir-certificates

Paul Kyzivat <pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu> Wed, 01 November 2017 04:40 UTC

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Subject: Re: [stir] Questions about stir-certificates
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On 11/1/17 12:06 AM, Martin Thomson wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 1:44 AM, Paul Kyzivat <pkyzivat@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> What is supposed to be done for variable length numbering schemes?
> 
> I figure that you would simply have multiple ranges, one for each
> possible length.  That might mean 15 ranges in the worst case, but
> it's probably better than any alternative I can think of.

That sounds unpleasant.

How about describing the range using a RE, or something similar to an RE 
restricted to digits?

	Thanks,
	Paul