Re: (forw) Re: [GoLugTech] Fw: [PLUG] vim and neovim bug

On Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:41:45 -0700
Rick Moen <rick-IyCrq+X4Fdq2oZ/[email protected]> wrote:

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> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 16:40:57 -0700
> From: Rick Moen <rick-IyCrq+X4Fdq2oZ/[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [GoLugTech] Fw: [PLUG] vim and neovim bug
> Organization: If you lived here, you'd be $HOME already.
> 
> Quoting Steve Litt via Tech ([email protected]):
> 
> > This doesn't sound good:
> > https://threatpost.com/linux-command-line-editors-high-severity-bug/145569/  
> 
> Rule of thumb:  If you're never going to use a feature in
> public-facing software, turn it off.  I have no use for modeline
> support, do you?

Yes. I use them quite a bit, especially to set folding=1. I spoze I can
live without them.

> 
> https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/it-security/turn-off-modeline-support-in-vim/

That article was written by an old-time GoLUGger.

SteveT

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