[VM] Prefix Argument for Viewing Links

[Josh Braun]

In order to follow an insecure or "unsafe" link in VM, the user must
currently use the prefix argument before launching the URL. I.e., she
must type C-u ENTER while the cursor is overtop the link.

This behavior is fine, but I saw the following thread on the GNU
Emacs-Devel list recently in which the developers are considering
using the same key combination differently with regard to links:

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2013-12/msg00438.html

If adopted, it looks as though this proposed feature--which I actually
rather like--may create a conflict, or at least a contextual difference
in how links are treated, between VM and other Emacs modes. I thought it
might be good to make a note of this possibility while it's still on the
horizon, rather than after it's implemented.

Cheers,
Josh

P.S. I'm not the same "Josh" commenting on the Emacs-Devel thread, lest
there be any confusion.

[Uday Reddy]

Post by Josh Braun
In order to follow an insecure or "unsafe" link in VM, the user must
currently use the prefix argument before launching the URL. I.e., she
must type C-u ENTER while the cursor is overtop the link.

I think you are talking about emacs-w3m being used for rendering html
messages. VM itself doesn't do any checks for "unsafe" links.

So, this conflict needs to be reported to the emacs-w3m list. Its email
address is emacs-***@namazu.org.

Cheers,
Uday