Sorry Duncan, I wasn't aware I was sending HTML code, and I totaly agree with you. I disabled this option...
2005/7/11, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > OK, it appears you use gmail, so could reasonably miss this option, but > please turn off the sending of HTML formatted mail to this and other Linux > lists you may be subscribed to. Within the open source community, HTML > formatted mail is (IMO rightfully) blamed for much of the malware epidemic > we have today. Consider what percentage of those email based attacks > would have been possible if clients stuck to plain text formatting -- very > few of them. For that reason and because HTML mail also tends to be a > favorite of the spammer set (for several reasons including the ability to > use web bugs, and a couple additional tricks for bypassing mail filters), > it is considered in poor taste to send HTML messages to most open source > newsgroups or mailinglists. Many choose to filter it out entirely, or > killfile those that use it. Even when they don't, using the format is > akin to putting up a huge blinking NEWBIE AOLER STYLE USER INSENSITIVE TO > THE OBSERVED NORMS OF THE LIST/GROUP sign on every message sent. > > -- > Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. > "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- > and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in > http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html > -- [email protected] mailing list
