> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 20 11:09:47 2002 > Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 14:09:40 -0400 (EDT) > From: "Patrick K. Tao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: gs security problems > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Patrick, > > I hate to bother you about this, but I have a question about the README > file you wrote in the ifhp-3.5.8 document directory. The question is: > > Step 5: Check all of your applications that are executable by > root (including GhostView (gv) and other) to make sure that they > have the -dSAFER defined. Note that this might need to include > PostScript to PDF converters, and PDF to PostScript converters. > > Can you tell me how I would do this?
Ummm... no, not in detail. But this is a problem for the GhostScript folks. You need to talk to them. > > > I am using RedHat 7.2 with all the current updates. Connected to my box > is a HP 4L printer. Setting up my printer with printer configuration > (printconf-gui) I get all sorts of weird things happending to the output > of my printer (Very Very large print, printing is shifted too much to the > right cutting off about 1/4 inch of the right margin, incomplete > printing ...etc). It doesnt seem to matter what driver I choose for the > 4L (omni, ljet4, stp). I was hoping that using the ifhp filter and the > updated LPRng files would help me with my printing problems. My ghostscript > version is 6.51. Try the latest version of ifhp (just released today), and see if gs -dPARANOIDSAFER flag solves the problem. If not, you will need to update to GhostScript 7.04 or later. See www.ghostscript.com for links to RPMs. > > If I followed your instructions in the README.GhostScriptSecurityProblem > do you believe that using ifhp to print is relatively safe to use now. Do > you know if an update or a better solution to use ifhp has come out since > feb 2002 (the updated date of the README file). > > > Thanks for all your help !! > > > Very appreciative, > Patrick > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
