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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: RE: HTML - was RE: Flashed RB still having charging issues..RE: HTML - was RE: Flashed RB still having charging issues..
From: Fred Maxwell <rockbox_at_anti-spam.org>
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 12:31:21 -0400 > It's a disadvantage when one runs mutt on a shell because one > does not like virii, html tracking codes in spam, and general > mayhem allowed by html messages. You don't want to go there with me. I've been technical lead on a project to produce a commercial C2 secure network workstation, have been doing computer/network security research and work this morning, and I know the subject inside and out. HTML does not have a way to spread computer viruses. You might be able to use HTML to exploit some flaw in a particular client, but there is no HTML mechanism to allow the silent installation or execution of code on a remote system. If there were, viruses would be spread by simply visiting web pages and the virus would affect an entire platform (e.g., Windows 2000) regardless of which browser was being used. Nor does HTML allow "general mayhem." HTML tracking "codes" in Spam rely on poorly configured systems. Why would you ever allow your e-mail client to make HTTP requests to untrusted web servers based on receipt of e-mail from untrusted senders? > Think about the > possibility that the one person on earth who has the answer > to your question is running UNIX mail(1) and can't read an > html message at all. It's all about going to the lowest > common denominator: text. The text is still in English -- even if there are HTML tags interspersed throughout, so it's not impossible to read HTML e-mail without an HTML client. ******************************************************************* Again, the answer is for the listserver to run stripmime.pl. It's silly to expect hundreds of people on this (or any) mailing list to always remember to post in plain text, without fail, especially when the most popular e-mail clients ship with HTML e-mail on as the default. ******************************************************************* Regards, Fred Maxwell Received on 2003-10-21 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |