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> Base84 distinguishes uppercase and lowercase letters, so different encoded names can compare equal on a case-insensitive filesystem. I understand for the aut
by cmovq 3d ago
> Base84 distinguishes uppercase and lowercase letters, so different encoded names can compare equal on a case-insensitive filesystem.
I understand for the authors particular application the probability of collision is small, but this makes this encoding completely impractical for filenames generally.