+
+#
+# create a temporary file in a secure way.
+#
+function maketemp() {
+ if [ -x /bin/mktemp ]
+ then
+ local tempfile=`mktemp /tmp/$1.XXXXXXXX`
+ else
+ DATE=`date`
+ sectmp=`echo $DATE | /usr/bin/md5sum | cut -d- -f1`
+ local tempfile=/tmp/$1.$sectmp
+ fi
+ echo $tempfile
+}
+
+