It seems that Perl versions later than 5.004 will automatically call srand() if you
use rand(). This is totally the opposite of what I need, as I need a consistently
reproducible stream of bytes that is "pseudo-random" (because I don't want this stream
of bytes to be compressible). I need this pseudo-randomness for network testing. Just
iterating over the ASCII character set or somesuch won't work. My byte-stream must be
statistically random, but reproducible so I know the network is passing packets
without data corruption.
Anybody know how I can call rand() without Perl assuming I want srand() being called?
Douglas "X" Rosser
Intel Contractor Weenie
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