> "md5" rings no bells with me, so I bow out of this one.
>
> But the Mata route has advantages for you that were explained
> by Bill Gould last month.
Unfortunately, I cannot find the message you are referring to. Do you have a
subject? BTW, the "order by date" on the archives doesn't seem to work. I
get links to messages from 2006, 2004, 2006, 2005, etc.
Thank you,
-Hendri.
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