From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Gilaras Drakeson Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [feature request] A lock function. Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:56 -0500 Message-ID: <86abbrx8gj.fsf@comm.utoronto.ca> References: <87abbsc8vd.fsf@sina.com> <87ljvcc5mt.fsf@sina.com> <87skpjnfo3.fsf@sina.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1227421690 27969 80.91.229.12 (23 Nov 2008 06:28:10 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:28:10 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Nov 23 07:29:12 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1L48T0-0003aA-NG for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:29:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45363 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L48Rr-000822-CN for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L48Rj-000817-Uh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:51 -0500 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1L48Rj-00080v-Aa for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:51 -0500 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=54751 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1L48Rj-00080s-1P for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:51 -0500 Original-Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:59877 helo=ciao.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1L48Ri-00040l-Ms for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:50 -0500 Original-Received: from list by ciao.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.43) id 1L48Rc-0000tS-7L for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:27:44 +0000 Original-Received: from bas3-toronto02-1279426038.dsl.bell.ca ([76.66.125.246]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:27:44 +0000 Original-Received: from gilaras by bas3-toronto02-1279426038.dsl.bell.ca with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:27:44 +0000 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 19 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: bas3-toronto02-1279426038.dsl.bell.ca User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:EgeLOsmnihvfWqo7KZ/qEhk1ylw= X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:106011 Archived-At: >>> But I want some one can still use my computer, just not touch my emacs. >> >> That's what user accounts are for. Even Windows has those things >> nowadays, IIUC. And if yours doesn't, it's a great opportunity to >> upgrade to the Free world. > > Yes, but I don't want to logout, and maybe in some case I have to be > away in a harry and forgot to logout. > > Thank you all of you that provides many other ways, but I want one in > emacs, is it hard to implement? That might give you a false sense of security. If you are to leave your user account non-locked, making your emacs session "locked" might not keep your data safe from someone who can access your session. -- Gilaras Drakeson