Re: :file keyword for Customize

[David Kastrup]

Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:

> On Thu, 08 May 2008 22:48:47 +0200 David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote: 
>
> DK> So what?  [the user's custom file] is a "monolithic blob" not
> DK> intended for human consumption, and one can't really delay loading
> DK> it, anyway.  So all this buys us is added complication and longer
> DK> load times.
>
> I think monolithic blobs have historically been proven unsuitable for
> human consumption.

What about "not intended for human consumption" did you not understand?

> In the same way a user's customizations for authentication are more
> sensitive than the default customizations, and should probably be
> stored in a separate file that's encrypted with some mechanism.

Put them into ~/.netrc

> The default customizations are then available to fellow users without
> danger of compromising security.

There is nothing worse than people indiscriminately copying .emacs
files, anyway.

-- 
David Kastrup