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Converting to base 64 will give you short, readable, reversible values. 

use Math::BaseCnv;

print cnv( 4345317546, 10, 64 );
4304Yg

print cnv( '4304Yg', 64, 10 );
4345317546

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Re^2: Shorter ID Codes
by davido (Cardinal) on Oct 28, 2004 at 19:39 UTC

    4304Yg isn't vocally readable. Here's how the conversation would go:

    4 3 oh... no, zero. Yes, 4 3 zero 4 why gee. ...oh, that's upper case Y, and lower case g.


    Dave

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