HI
MD5 would be a good way of doing it. Just add a column to your user table
and
UPDATE users SET subscribed = 0 WHERE encryptedID = md5 hash here
HTH
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Scott Haneda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 04 August 2004 03:37
To: MySql
Subject: Best
Hashing algorithms like MD5 are good answers to what you're
looking for, but first, I'd recommend SHA1. MD5 is known to
have some weaknesses, and SHA1 produces a longer, more
secure 160-bit string (called a message digest). MySQL
versions 4.0.2 and up have SHA1 built-in.
Whether you use MD5 or
- Original Message -
From: Scott Haneda [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: MySql [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 10:37 PM
Subject: Best options for unique string
I am building a mailing list manager, using mysql 4 at the moment. I want
to have a simply web interface where one
At 09:37 PM 8/3/2004, Scott Haneda wrote:
I am building a mailing list manager, using mysql 4 at the moment. I want
to have a simply web interface where one can remove themselves from a
mailing list. This will most likely be supplied as a link in a email that
will be sent to them when they email
