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From: Eric Wong <e@80x24.org>
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Subject: Re: [WIP 12/17] search: free up 'Q' prefix for a real unique
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"Eric Wong (Contractor, The Linux Foundation)" <e@80x24.org> wrote:
> This will allow easier-compatibility with v2 code which will
> introduce content_id as the unique identifier.
> The old "XMID" becomes "XM" as a free text searchable term.
> "Q" becomes "XMID" as a boolean prefix.

Leaning towards rejecting this one.  These prefixes such as "Q"
are merely customary measures with Xapian, and Message-ID is
customarily unique...