AH! i too am experiencing the same exact scenario!
i've been browsing the FAQ on this including the mailling list archives,
but am having a heck of a time.
this really looks like something that needs to be address since i'm
seeing this quite often now on my box. (i've been tinkering for the past
week on test scenarios which are causing some crashes..devfs..etc).
now, i'm loosing config/rc files left and right...over written by '@'
characters etc. actually, it's chocking on me everywhere.
if you find and hack that provides a solution, please advised.