On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 01:21:27 +0100 Martin Buck <[email protected]> wrote:
> I thought the main idea behind bracketed paste is the possibility to > review what you're pasting before it takes effect as Karl described > in the other email in this thread. I can see use in having this on by > default, but I'm not so sure about the "don't execute bound > functions" part of it. The "don't execute bound functions" part seems the part that was intended to be, and IMO is, the part that really enhances security. (I have a feeling the "extra review" part came along for the ride.) > So the patch that Karl describes sounds very > useful to me. But then, I don't have the slightest idea about how > bracketed paste is imlpemented internally and I understand that what > I'm asking for might actually be quite tricky to implement. My patch is imaginary. It did turn out to be a lot harder than I thought and there's no telling when or if I'll get back to it. Regards, Karl <[email protected]> Free Software: "You don't pay back, you pay forward." -- Robert A. Heinlein
