Tim Arnold wrote: > Taran, > > Keep in mind, that HTML formatted email does not automatically mean > images and other "web-pagey" things. When I compose a simple text > email in Mozilla Thunderbird, it sends as HTML. There are no images, > backgrounds, or anything. Just text, formatted with HTML. I think > that the majority of instances that Andy comes across is as I've > described, rather than the "spam-like" messages you're referring to.
Actually, you're right to a degree. Bu that doesn't mean that the HTML isn't masking other things. Some SPAM doesn't use images, and since you use Mozilla, you'll understand the Bayesian filters and how they can sometimes trash something that looks like something you have labeled as trash. > I wonder if it's possible to at least reject messages that have > embedded images or other attachments and still let through simple font > tags that many email programs add without the knowledge of casual users? That's definitely possible. But it becomes problematic because the DDN has many useful links in it as well. So now the system has to figure out which is which... > > I've selected that this message send using plain text, but the font > I'm seeing right now, as I'm typing, is Arial. I'm still not 100% > sure that parts of this message won't be sent using HTML, and I like > to think I'm a fairly experienced user. I won't know for sure until > it doesn't appear on the list within an hour or two. It was received in pure non-HTML, simple plain text. -- Taran Rampersad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.linuxgazette.com http://www.a42.com http://www.worldchanging.com http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
