Scott Bye wrote:
An update - just done an strace, and it seems to be stalling sometimes
when trying to read from /dev/random. I'm guessing that because
/dev/random is fed from user input, when there is no user input - being
a server - entropy runs low and the kernel blocks access.
Sure enough, catting /dev/random reveals only the most pathetic amount
of data. I've removed /dev/random and symlinked /dev/urandom instead. Is
this likely to cause me any problems?
http://acs-wiki.andrew.cmu.edu/twiki/bin/view/Cyrus/POP3DevRandomIssue
--
Kenneth Murchison Oceana Matrix Ltd.
Software Engineer 21 Princeton Place
716-662-8973 x26 Orchard Park, NY 14127
--PGP Public Key-- http://www.oceana.com/~ken/ksm.pgp
---
Cyrus Home Page: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus
Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyruswiki.andrew.cmu.edu
List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
