Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 15:43:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> Cc: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mktemp() patch Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006111542190.62894-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20000611223922.A04EC1CD7@overcee.netplex.com.au>
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On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, Peter Wemm wrote:
> These could matter in the light of mktemp(1).
> file=`mktemp foo.XXXX`
You guys are responding to old messages..I've already changed my mind
about this.
> Why 74 characters? Why not 64?
The more characters we have in the sample set the larger the namespace and
the better the statistical protection afforded by mktemp()
Kris
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