Re: Inefficiency in mm-uu.el

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>]

Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:

> > Do you mean to automatically setup mm-uu-decode-function by
> > searching uudecode on the system at loading time of mm-uu.el?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > If so, please feel free to patch it.
> 
> Yes, if Lars will accept the patch.  I seem to recall he said
> something about "not trusting external programs" for base64, so I
> don't know if it applies to uuencode.  Lars?

Well, I, uhm (sorry, I'm watching _Schindler's List_ while listening
to _Dots and Loops_ and answering mail) er, uhm, I think that having
an external program to decode uuencoded things is probably fine.
(Ooo.  Who knew those dastardly Germans were so *naughty*.  I'm glad we 
have directors like Spielberg!)  External programs are a general cause 
of breakage, especially in Emacs 20.3 -- how many bug reports have we
had for NT-related metamail (etc.) breakages?  But I think it's fine
to give users an opportunity to use external programs as long as it's
not the default.  (Wow.  I'm write I lot more verbosely when I'm
watching telly while typing instead of watching what I type.  The lack 
of concentration might have something to do with it.  Nah.)

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  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen