randpool.dat (Was Re: [Dev] Profile directory changes landed, location of __repository__ etc. changed)

[Grant Baillie]

On Jan 28, 2005, at 6:28 PM, Heikki Toivonen wrote:

> randpool.dat is a small file containing some random bits that is needed
> for crypto operations. Read on startup, written on exit. Normally it is
> not a big deal if it cannot be read or written.

On Mac OS/Linux, shouldn't we be using /dev/random (or /dev/urandom) 
for random bits?

--Grant