Nick Ing-Simmons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>Allowing untested / constrained perl code to be run on a web server 
>is a daft as letting C code run.

It would be impractical for web hosts to vet each and every perl script a user 
uploads to their account.

>So perhaps we should build a new executable webperl.exe 
>which is really "safe".

Maybe, but what are the chances?

>A magic command line which which limits CPU time isn't going to 
>help if program is reckless in other ways - e.g. a blocked 
>process consumes no CPU at all.

If it stops 99% of problems it'll be a vast improvement. There is always a way 
around every solution, but if the solution works well then it's a improvement.


Lyle

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