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From: Gilaras Drakeson <gilaras@gmail.com>
To: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: [feature request] A lock function.
Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:27:56 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <86abbrx8gj.fsf@comm.utoronto.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 87skpjnfo3.fsf@sina.com


>>> 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





  reply	other threads:[~2008-11-23  6:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-11-22 11:12 [feature request] A lock function anhnmncb
2008-11-22 12:22 ` anhnmncb
2008-11-23  3:54   ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-23  6:02     ` anhnmncb
2008-11-23  6:27       ` Gilaras Drakeson [this message]
2008-11-23  8:54         ` anhnmncb
2008-11-24  0:09           ` Davis Herring
2008-11-24  2:30             ` anhnmncb
2008-11-24  4:43               ` mail
2008-11-24  3:00       ` Stefan Monnier
2008-11-24 20:27         ` Eli Zaretskii

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