José Matos wrote:
> Historically the problem with gnuplot was the fact that is has not any
> sandboxing scheme.
>
> So it should be possible to send you a gnuplot file that erases your home area
> if you run gnuplot over it.
>
> Example (this is specific to unix/linux but it can be adapted to other
> systems):
>
> system("rm -rf ~")

I see. It really should be used at users' own risk.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about the following suggestion. Koji can upload the template to the wiki and create a wiki page that describes how to use it. The page should also warn of the dangerous case described above.

That's a good idea. If there are no other problems, I can do so.

Koji

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