Re: Avoiding viruses?

[Stefan Sandberg <keffo.sandberg@...>]

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L-28C wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> I'm making a game that uses Lua for most of its functions. I'm making 
> it so that users can create their own levels/weapons/vehicles/modes in 
> Lua, but what if they put viruses in the script?
>
> What are some tips to avoid this problem? I can't disable file I/O 
> because, for example, the maps might need to load text terrains. Maybe 
> there's a way to only allow the script to load files from a certain 
> directory?
>
> Anything else I should know about this?
>
> Thanks!