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From: Kyle Meyer <kyle@kyleam.com>
Subject: Re: Contribution of a :confirm-evaluate flag to src blocks
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To: "Berry, Charles" <ccberry@ucsd.edu>
Cc: Mackenzie Bligh <mackenziebligh@gmail.com>, "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>

Hi Chuck,

"Berry, Charles" <ccberry@ucsd.edu> writes:

> I think you have stepped onto a slippery slope.
>
> Adding an :eval option that turns off confirmation queries without user intervention defeats the security purpose stated for `org-confirm-babel-evaluate'.
>
> Likewise, adding a new header argument that turns off such checks may have pernicious effects.

Thanks for the input.  I certainly defer to your judgment here.