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Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@iskon.hr> writes:
> Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.cygnus.argh.org> writes:
> 
> > I'd suggest the following change to mailcap.el:
> > 
> > -      ("emacs-lisp"
> > -       (viewer . mailcap-maybe-eval)
> > -       (type   . "application/emacs-lisp"))
> > 
> > This feature is just too dangerous to be enabled by default.
> 
> Why is that?  It asks you before evaluating anything.

But before you get a chance to look at the code, so the only sensible
answer is "no".

> > If there aren't any objections, I'll remove it.
> 
> Don't.

Maybe changing mailcap-maybe-eval to disable the feature by default
but allowing it to be turned is better?


Bjørn