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Subject: Re: Adjusting further size determinations?
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From: SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
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>>>> Unpleasant consequences are possible in both cases.
>> How much do you care to reduce the failure probability further?
> 
> Zero.

I am interested to improve the software situation a bit more here.

Regards,
Markus