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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=722 Summary: Need a random number generator Product: Exim Version: N/A Platform: All OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: wishlist Priority: high Component: String expansion AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [email protected] An RNG has many applications. There are places where load balancing cannot be achieved by standard Exim means, and other uses also. For example, I need to fakereject a small random sample of spam for learning. I need to have Exim bind to a random interface when sending outgoing messages. Cryptographically signed return paths need random seeding. A simple $rand, or $rand{MIN}{MAX}, would do the job quite well. Workarounds like ($tod_epoch+$pid)%N, ${perl}, ${run}, ${readfile{/dev/urandom}} have obvious problems. TIA, Roman. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugs.exim.org/userprefs.cgi?tab=email -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-dev Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ##
