memset problem has been handled

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    o [2002-11-21]

      PR 343 mentions that scrubbing memory with 'memset(ptr, 0, n)' may

      be optimized away in modern compilers.  This is definitely not good

      and needs to be fixed immediately.  The formula to use is presented

      in:

      http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/82/297918/2002-10-27/2002-11-02/0

      The problem report that mentions this is:

      https://www.aet.TU-Cottbus.DE/rt2/Ticket/Display.html?id=343

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