> > but i'm not sure whether this wouldn't break dvips on some older tex > > distros. > > what do others think about it? > > I do not think it will break anything that is working now. The > question is to know whether there are real security problems with this > choice of setting. Since allows dvips to execute some commands, I > could presumably send to you a document that deletes you user account. > Or maybe am I misreading the purpose of the option.
if i understand it correctly, then this option returns dvips back to the mode, which was default before, so no new harm is happening. you are right this is not secure, but to be frank i think there will be lots of holes if we start to be security minded. pavel
