Re: Random String Generator

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Maurice O'Prey wrote:
> Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose? Surely a GUID
> (or random string) should not be human readable?

Well, I was kind of basing my algorithm on last week's discussion of 
CAPTCHA, where readability plays a role.  It's not like encryption.

So if you limit the alphabet to about 6 consonants and 6 vowels and 
doubled the vowel weight, the generated strings would probably look 
something like Tongan :-)

But if you need something more globally unique, then I think a string 
based on a timestamp would be better.

Nathan.