--- f_readeps.c
+++ f_readeps.c	2010-08-10 10:50:57.699132894 +0000
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ bitmap_from_gs(file, filetype, pic, urx,
 	gscom[0] = '\0';
     }
     sprintf(&gscom[strlen(gscom)],
-	    "%s -r72x72 -dSAFER -sDEVICE=%s -g%dx%d -sOutputFile=%s -q - > %s 2>&1",
-	    appres.ghostscript, driver, wid, ht, pixnam, errnam);
+	    "%s -r72x72 -dNOSAFER -sDEVICE=%s -g%dx%d -sOutputFile=%s -c '<</PermitFileReading[(%s)]>> setuserparams .locksafe' -q - > %s 2>&1",
+	    appres.ghostscript, driver, wid, ht, pixnam, psnam, errnam);
     if (appres.DEBUG)
 	fprintf(stderr,"calling: %s\n",gscom);
     if ((gsfile = popen(gscom, "w")) == 0) {