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Enable RTS opts by default with security warning

RTS options have security problems. However, disabling them has a lot of downsides.

I propose enabling them by default, with a message like:

"Warning: RTS options are enabled. This has the security implications explained by http://.... To disable RTS options, use -disable-rtsopts. To suppress this warning, use -enable-rtsopts."

This would allow everyone to ignore the warning while in development, or explicitly enable rts opts as they do now. Security-minded projects will not be likely to forget to disable the RTS opts given this warning.

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Version 7.2.1
Type FeatureRequest
TypeOfFailure OtherFailure
Priority normal
Resolution Unresolved
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