vi `ei:' (`modeline')

Dr. T. Andrews tanner at ki4pv.uucp
Sun Oct 23 00:15:35 AEST 1988


In article <1857 at loral.UUCP>, jlh at loral.UUCP (Physically Pffft) writes:
) I want [modelines] on 95% of the time.  Yes, I know its a security
) hole.  But it's such a damned useful little hole.....

The clever thing to do, then, would be to close the security hole.
Refuse to pass "!" commands from modelines.  Leave the useful
functionality (file configures editor properly) in place.
-- 
...!bikini.cis.ufl.edu!ki4pv!tanner  ...!bpa!cdin-1!cdis-1!ki4pv!tanner
or...  {allegra killer gatech!uflorida decvax!ucf-cs}!ki4pv!tanner



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