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Re: :file keyword for Customize
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David Kastrup |
Subject: |
Re: :file keyword for Customize |
Date: |
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:34:49 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:
> On Thu, 08 May 2008 22:48:47 +0200 David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> DK> So what? [the user's custom file] is a "monolithic blob" not
> DK> intended for human consumption, and one can't really delay loading
> DK> it, anyway. So all this buys us is added complication and longer
> DK> load times.
>
> I think monolithic blobs have historically been proven unsuitable for
> human consumption.
What about "not intended for human consumption" did you not understand?
> In the same way a user's customizations for authentication are more
> sensitive than the default customizations, and should probably be
> stored in a separate file that's encrypted with some mechanism.
Put them into ~/.netrc
> The default customizations are then available to fellow users without
> danger of compromising security.
There is nothing worse than people indiscriminately copying .emacs
files, anyway.
--
David Kastrup
Re: :file keyword for Customize, Richard M Stallman, 2008/05/09
Re: :file keyword for Customize, Paul R, 2008/05/13