From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Unsafe file variables... Date: 04 Apr 2004 16:04:41 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <874qrzik7n.fsf-monnier+emacs@alfajor.local> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1081109260 1896 80.91.224.253 (4 Apr 2004 20:07:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:07:40 +0000 (UTC) Cc: David Kastrup , emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 04 22:07:35 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BADu2-00065u-00 for ; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 22:07:34 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1BADu2-0000uT-00 for ; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 22:07:34 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BADse-0006et-LF for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 16:06:08 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BADsN-0006Xe-PU for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 16:05:51 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.30) id 1BADrn-00065I-Pq for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 16:05:47 -0400 Original-Received: from [209.226.175.34] (helo=tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BADrG-0005T7-Ip; Sun, 04 Apr 2004 16:04:42 -0400 Original-Received: from alfajor ([67.71.119.109]) by tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20040404200441.BMTU6153.tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net@alfajor>; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:04:41 -0400 Original-Received: by alfajor (Postfix, from userid 1000) id C0EDAD73C1; Sun, 4 Apr 2004 16:04:41 -0400 (EDT) Original-To: rms@gnu.org In-Reply-To: Original-Lines: 16 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.4 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:21242 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:21242 > Something like that. I would then customize a variable that tells > whose signatures I trust enough not to get the stupid question again > and again. > Obviously, this also makes it possible for me to look at the local > variable block once, decide that it is good enough for me, and sign > it. > It looks good to me, but it would be good to get comments > from security experts. The feature is fine, though any security expert will at the very least hold his judgment until he sees the code. Stefan