Re: random seed generation without user interaction?

[Donald E. Eastlake 3rd]

I'm not sure how widely used they are but there are some ideas
in RFC 1750.

Donald

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>So I'm curious about what all methods do folks currently use (on NT and unix) 
>to generate a random seed in the case where user interaction (e.g. the ol' 
>mouse pointer waving or keyboard tapping approaches) isn't a viable option?
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>thanks,
>
>JeffH