RE: Defaults for set-variable

[Drew Adams]

    I don't like the idea of encouraging Emacs users to set variables
    that are not user options.

Me neither.  I intended it as a convenience for Lisp programmers.

What about creating a new command `set-any-variable', and disabling it, by
default: (put 'set-any-variable 'disabled t)?  People who want to set non
user-option variables can enable the command.