Re: [stir] Questions about stir-certificates

Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> Wed, 01 November 2017 04:06 UTC

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From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:06:52 +1100
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Subject: Re: [stir] Questions about stir-certificates
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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.