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[Bug 722] Need a random number generator

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Nov 16, 2009, 5:34 AM

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[Bug 722] Need a random number generator

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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722

--- Comment #12 from Phil Pennock <exim-dev [at] spodhuis> 2009-11-16 13:34:06 ---
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Documentation for ${randint:...} expansion operator

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Nov 16, 2009, 5:57 AM

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[Bug 722] Need a random number generator [In reply to]

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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722

Phil Pennock <exim-dev [at] spodhuis> changed:

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--- Comment #13 from Phil Pennock <exim-dev [at] spodhuis> 2009-11-16 13:57:02 ---
Created an attachment (id=350)
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Documentation for ${randint:...} expansion operator

*sigh* I can't even accurately document my own code on the first attempt.

Take 2.

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Nov 16, 2009, 6:06 AM

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--- Comment #14 from Phil Pennock <exim-dev [at] spodhuis> 2009-11-16 14:06:31 ---
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Enable better randomness by default

srandom() is very portable, so enable its usage by default.
Enable arc4random() on the BSDs, as it spread rapidly after OpenBSD 2.1.

So with this added, systems not using OpenSSL will, at the very least, be using
srandom() to see random().

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Nov 16, 2009, 11:15 AM

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Nigel Metheringham <nigel [at] exim> changed:

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Status|REOPENED |RESOLVED
Resolution| |FIXED

--- Comment #15 from Nigel Metheringham <nigel [at] exim> 2009-11-16 19:15:37 ---
CVS commit by nm4:

Documentation for randint. Better randomness defaults. Fixes: bug#722

--- CVS commit summary ---
1.68 1.69 +11 -0 - exim/exim-doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
1.595 1.596 +2 -0 - exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
1.3 1.4 +2 -0 - exim/exim-src/OS/os.h-FreeBSD
1.5 1.6 +1 -0 - exim/exim-src/OS/os.h-NetBSD
1.1 1.2 +1 -0 - exim/exim-src/OS/os.h-OpenBSD
1.25 1.26 +5 -0 - exim/exim-src/src/exim.h

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