How can I get Tk to use `send` (I get security error messages)?
Does `send` work on Windows/Mac?
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Alternate forms of this question often mention that Tk `send` is broken,
or ask how to use xauth.
Since Tk 3.3, the X11 xauth security mechanism is used. While this
provides more security, it does require the user to do a bit more setup
to use the `send` command. The man page for `send` describes how to
solve this question for the average user. For those interested in
further reading on auth, look at
ftp://ftp.neosoft.com/pub/tcl/alcatel/docs/Xauthority.gz.
You can configure Tk to not depend on xauth by modifying "Makefile.in"
to comment out the following:
# To turn off the security checks that disallow incoming sends when
# the X server appears to be insecure, reverse the comments on the
# following lines:
#SECURITY_FLAGS =
SECURITY_FLAGS = -DTK_NO_SECURITY
*Note:* It`s not a good idea to disable security if security is an issue
for you. You may want to consult your sysadmin before doing this.
`send` is supported on the Mac or Windows platforms as of Tk8.1.
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