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X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:4003:c06::229 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.21 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:114426 Archived-At: Ludwig, Mark schrieb am Di., 26. Sep. 2017 um 05:44 Uhr: > > From Glenn Morris, Monday, September 25, 2017 4:27 PM > > > > Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > > > > A file whose source you don't trust or are unfamiliar with should > > > initially be examined with find-file-literally, if your security is > > > indeed important for you. That emulates what most other text editors > > > do when you open a file. > > > > Wow. I find this an extraordinary statement. For example, it means > > that "emacs [-Q] somefile" could eg happily delete your home directory. > > Please reconsider. > > It is an unhappy reality, but this is no different from other sophisticated > file formats. Consider the wisdom of "firefox foo.html" where > you do not know what is in foo.html. You may /think/ you just want to > "view" what is in foo.html.... > > > Viewing an HTML document will never run arbitrary code, let alone delete the user's home directory. Unlike Emacs, browsers have pretty good sandboxes.