Mike Beede <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 1, 2004, at 1:14 PM, Jim Dynes wrote: > > >> The second part of your moral should read "disable HTML and image > >> viewing in your mail reader." Then if you accidentally open a > >> spam message, you won't be advertising your existence. > > > > Not only that, but configure the rules to delete all html. > > Turns out that some of my less computer-savvy correspondents > sometimes send HTML-formatted mail. If I don't delete it I > get a chance to explain to them why it's a bad idea. But > if you have no grandparents/uncles/etc., then that would be > a reasonable move. > > Mike Beede
Very true. Try explaining to your 70+ year old grandmother via email and phone why and how she should send only plain text email. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. -- Message scanned by the Sheriff -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
