Andreas J. Koenig skribis 2009-05-25 8:30 (+0200): > >>>>> On Sun, 24 May 2009 10:09:25 +0200, Juerd Waalboer > >>>>> <ju...@convolution.nl> said: > > Although it's safe on output, it's better to get used to using > > :encoding(utf8) instead of :utf8. Using :utf8 on input can cause > > stability and security issues. > That's new to me. Do you have a link that backs this up?
http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=644786 http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl5/index.cgi?the_utf8_perlio_layer http://perldoc.perl.org/perlunicode.html#Security-Implications-of-Unicode (perlunicode doesn't refer to :utf8 but does explain how malformed utf8 can cause trouble.) Perl change #32461 updated documentation to reflect the preference for :encoding http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/740d4bb23b722729f87a23733be98429529fd900 -- Met vriendelijke groet, Kind regards, Korajn salutojn, Juerd Waalboer: Perl hacker <##...@juerd.nl> <http://juerd.nl/sig> Convolution: ICT solutions and consultancy <sa...@convolution.nl> 1;
