[hashcash] Re: comment on reducing padding

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according to my own non-scientific research, most email addresses are 15-30 characters. the amount of padding these stamps contain just seems ridiculous.

15      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::Zlh8026rcp10TEA8:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000og
16      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::dWVmT3zuMxY0uJKT:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003u
17      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::NARgJnvCRpMXph1/:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000074
18      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::K7qCojzMRNtXJydl:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000dC
19      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::nBP0m6Kg3g++Fi06:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000003G
20      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::C6Gal8cm1oVb41SS:0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000AB
21      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::8Wa+sy2JidbMZmRJ:000000000000000000000000000000000000000000BQ
22      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::wvMHpAB9dL//zr7J:00000000000000000000000000000000000000000Et
23      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::2tTB/C8E5OYd9Vfu:00000000000000000000000000000000000000003r
24      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::NeRnhCkeRvTG2fzX:000000000000000000000000000000000000000S2
25      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::zqm3hkBLfeoBG/4t:000000000000000000000000000000000000005y
26      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::+R+OAomZpp/uPMut:0000000000000000000000000000000000000HQ
27      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::Ub0KzK7QnQf2HGm+:000000000000000000000000000000000000S8
28      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::g3MIhpBGAec9faEG:00000000000000000000000000000000000X2
29      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::MDQSPsjZug0W8wVl:00000000000000000000000000000000006k
30      
1:10:040917:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx::GFZhVJuXxS4G2yip:0000000000000000000000000000000004L


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Comment: What is this gibberish?
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