Re: [PATCHES] plperl Safe restrictions

From: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] plperl Safe restrictions
Date: 2004-12-02 07:21:24
Message-ID: 87y8gh413f.fsf@stark.xeocode.com
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"Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:

> John wanted us to allow use of the 'locale' and 'utf8' pragmas in trusted
> code.

You know, there's something twisted in postgres's naming scheme here. How is
it that "trusted" languages the ones that need a sandbox? and "untrusted"
languages the ones that get to run amok without restrictions?

I would have thought it would be the other way around.

--
greg

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