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Article #230Re: vm-reply-include-presentation present as variable in vm-reply but defined only in rf-addons
From: Uday S Reddy
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:51
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:51
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blueman wrote: > It seems that Robert (or others) only partially transferred his very > helpful code to extend yanking to allow yanking the presentation buffer. > > The following code (and at a minimum the defvar) should be copied over > to core: People have reported that Robert's code was including more than the current message, even the entire mail box, in the yanked text. This is a potential *security flaw* because confidential information can be leaked. I am advising people to leave vm-reply-include-presentation at its default value of nil. Or, if you change it, be very watchful! Cheers, Uday
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