The advantage of drag & drop in this case - rather than double clicking - is that it allows opening a browser of choice rather than the default browser (IE).
Much as I want to agree with the approach of trashing all HTML mail, I'm afraid that creates a danger like being the last ice man. HTML mail is here, like it or not. JH >>After years of being annoyed at the process of opening HTML enclosures I >>suddenly woke up to the fact that I had placed my browser icon (Safari) >>in the OS X dock approximately 1/2 inch from the position of HTML >>enclosure icons in incoming mail. >> >>Just drag the icon from the enclosure window to browser icon & the deed >>is done. >> >>The same behavior should exist in OS9 if an alias to the browser were >>placed at the proper location in the Finder, although the Dock doesn't >>get covered up by open windows.... >> >>Joe Hallett > >It works in OS 9 as well, but you don't even have to do that. Just >double-click on the enclosure icon and it will open in your browser. > >However, 99% of the time, I find that HTML email is spam. If it's not >from someone I know (well) and not something I expect, I trash all HTML >file enclosure without opening them. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
