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Article #99653Re: Possible security problem -- File variables & `eval'
From: Kyle Jones
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 1990 19:14
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 1990 19:14
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Joseph C. Konczal writes:
> Beware of mail or news messages containing local variables. I sent
> myself mail containing:
>
> Local Variables:
> eval: (hanoi 3)
> End:
>
> read my new mail, saved RMAIL, and killed the RMAIL buffer. When I
> ran rmail again, the Towers of Hanoi was automatically executed.
Versions of VM prior to 4.41 had this same problem, if you didn't set
inihibit-local-variables non-nil in your .emacs.
So if you're using an old version of VM, either put
(setq inhibit-local-variables t)
in your .emacs or upgrade to VM 4.41. Or take the chance of receivng
a electronic letter-bomb.
kyle jones <kjones@talos.pm.com> ...!uunet!talos!kjones
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb2f1,3a0d70cd65e07cb9 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb2f1,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1990-06-22 19:29:42 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.odu.edu!kyle From: kyle@cs.odu.edu (Kyle Jones) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.bug Subject: Re: Possible security problem -- File variables & `eval' Message-ID: <9006221914.AA24328@xanth.cs.odu.edu> Date: 22 Jun 90 19:14:49 GMT References: <9006221619.AA01348@mail-gw.ncsl.nist.gov> Sender: daemon@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu Distribution: gnu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet Lines: 21 Posted: Fri Jun 22 20:14:49 1990