Re: Should the #. reader macro be enabled by default?

[Rob Browning]

Martin Grabmueller <address@hidden> writes:

> I second this.  Does anyone on this list use this feature or knows
> about any usage that would break?  Even if that is the case, I think
> we should take this inconvenience for the sake of security.  (Just
> imagine a Guile-enabled mail user agent (ab)used to spread macro
> viruses...)

I absolutely agree.  Frankly, I had no idea guile was doing something
(IMO) this dangerous.  I've used (or planned to use) guile in
situations where this could be potentially catastrophic
(security-wise).

If it were up to me, I'd like to see it changed *immediately*.

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Rob Browning <address@hidden> PGP=E80E0D04F521A094 532B97F5D64E3930