[Coe, Bob] > Can someone with a knowledge of the plugin code tell me whether it violates > the modern fad of scrupulously avoiding the execution of data? Old-time > coders like me used to do it all the time. (You can get away with it even in > recursive and reentrant programs if you're careful.) But it's considered a > security risk today, and the GX620 has a factory-preset BIOS option to > prevent it. During the weekend, after I sent my original note, I found a > program that wouldn't run on my computer until I disabled that option. I'm > wondering now whether I ought to make another run at Spambayes with the > option turned off. Any advice for me?
Python never executes data, but _something_ invoked when SpamBayes runs does. There are long discussions of this on the SB bug tracker, but SourceForge appears to be hosed at the moment so I can't get a reference for you now. Look for bug 988095. It's definitely worth trying SB with the option disabled. _______________________________________________ [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/spambayes Check the FAQ before asking: http://spambayes.sf.net/faq.html
