intermitent memory warning

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this is just *weird*

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$ for n in `jot 100`
do
         { date | gpg_1.2.6 --no-options -er smasher > /dev/null ; } 2>&1 | egrep 'using insecure memory!'
done | wc -l
       84

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lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel    25B Dec  5 11:02 /usr/local/bin/gpg -> /usr/local/bin/gpg_1.3.92
- -r-sr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   580K Dec  5 10:52 /usr/local/bin/gpg_1.2.6
- -r-sr-xr-x  1 root  wheel   1.6M Dec  5 10:56 /usr/local/bin/gpg_1.3.92

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i thought i was either going crazy or stupid, but i really am getting 
intermittent warnings:
 	WARNING: using insecure memory!

the test above is unique, because usually in a test of 100, 500, or 1000 
trials i get either 0% or 100% warnings. before getting that result, i got 
a bunch of 100% error... after running that test i got a bunch of 0% 
error.

i suspect that it might be a bug in FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE since i haven't 
noticed it before. now i'm having the same problem with 1.2.6 and 1.3.92. 
has anyone else noticed this?

please advise how to trace this problem when it appears... i'm not sure 
which --debug flag(s) or process-tracking applications (with what options) 
will be most useful.


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