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Jul 26, 2005, 05:56 PM
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Despite the extraordinary usefulness of a scripting language, it would be like distributing a very powerful cheating program. Even if few people know how to use it, there are bound to be scripts passed around that do possible negative things.

I suggest a positive verification system. If the program is running on the server, it can set the terms of how client scripts are used (i.e. no scripts allowed, all scripts allowed, specific scripts allowed). If the program is not running on the server, the client program will not be able to run scripts at all. This configuration ensures that people can't take advantage of others who don't know about the program, but can still use scripts with the consent of the host.
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