On Mon, 11 Mar 2002 10:11:49 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Alan G Isaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
AGI> I encountered the attached email on the Opera users group. AGI> I have no idea what capability such "invisible embeds" introduce, AGI> but it sounds like some people believe that suppressing them is AGI> a very good idea. AGI> i. Is this possible in Mahogany? Yes, 0.64.2 doesn't follow the external links in the HTML viewer by default. You have to explicitly set the "Show external images" to enable this. Of course, even with 0.64.1 there was no problem in the default configuration as the HTML viewer is not default and this only pertains to the HTML content. AGI> ii. Can someone point me to good info on the issues? Not me but basicly the problem is that when you open an HTML message in the HTML viewer and if the loading of the external images is on, the sender of the message may know that you did it (by embedding an image with a unique URL in the message, for example) which could be undesirable. It's not as bad as executing the embedded JScript (which Mahogany doesn't, and won't, do) but still shouldn't be done without the explicit user approval. Regards, VZ _______________________________________________ Mahogany-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mahogany-users
