The "This Accessory is Not Designed for iPhone" Nag

"This Accessory is Not Designed for iPhone"
I guess that's the oldest (bug?) in the iPhone. What I have noticed in going from the (highly coveted) firmware 3.0.1 to firmware 4.2.1 is that after you press “dismiss”, the "This Accessory is Not Designed for iPhone" nag reappears in 5-6 Mins.
With my old firmware the nag would only show up once, with firmware 4.2.1 it nags over and over again. (And of course, all of the accessories involved work perfectly in every way.)
Others tell me, jail breaking is required to stop the nagging. I am not jailbreaking my phone. Please tell me there's another way.

It's not quite a bug.
The only reason it would reappear is if it loses the connection and then reestablishes it. It should never show up after appearing once and maintaining that connection. Presumably it i showing up because there is an incompatibility. If there is then I suppose it would make sense that it is struggling to maintain that connection.
In terms of getting rid of it there really is no way besides using an accessory that is compatible on Apple's terms. The same thing happens to me when I use my car dock. Do I really need to be told every time I get in my car that the same dock I have used for months is incompatible (yet still works 100% fine)? Absolutely not. But it's not something that can be disabled.
-SM

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