Re: [MlMt] Single pixel images warning
On 2023-10-15 at 08:50:54 UTC-0400 (Sun, 15 Oct 2023 08:50:54 -0400) William Allen is rumored to have said: I’m a new and so far happy user of Mailmate. When I’m looking at a new mail that has images, sometimes I actually do want to download those images. I’m really happy that MM 1) gives the option and 2) gives me an idea that some of them might be unsavory (i.e. “strictly blocked”), but the last couple of messages that I have downloaded from I’ve gotten the warning that there were 1 pixel images downloaded - after I did the download. I can’t think of any valid reason for a single pixel image. Shouldn’t there be a warning about them before the download? Or maybe better, shouldn’t they be counted among the strictly blocked? It is not generally possible to determine that a referenced one-pixel image is a one-pixel image without fetching it, at which point the game is lost. HTML does not require that all IMG tags must have size attributes and incorrect height and width must be accommodated, so a sender could just give bogus dimensions in the tag to avoid blocking. -- Bill Cole b...@scconsult.com or billc...@apache.org (AKA @grumpybozo and many *@billmail.scconsult.com addresses) Not Currently Available For Hire ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Single pixel images warning
On 15 Oct 2023, at 10:49, Robert Goldman wrote: > Here's a thing I have been meaning to do: add a bundle that lets me add a > block rule to the MacOS firewall to block the sources of these spy images. > Maybe someone will beat me to it! > Try Little Snitch. (https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html) Works like a charm. Used it for years, Well worth the modest cost. > On 15 Oct 2023, at 7:55, Tobias Jung wrote: > >> On 15 Oct 2023, at 14:50, William Allen wrote: >> >>> I can’t think of any valid reason for a single pixel image. Shouldn’t there >>> be a warning about them before the download? >> >> The problem is that MailMate (or any other application) simply can’t tell >> that it’s a single pixel image until it has been downloaded. >> >> Kind regards, >> Tobias >> ___ >> mailmate mailing list >> mailmate@lists.freron.com >> https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate > ___ > mailmate mailing list > mailmate@lists.freron.com > https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate DaveO smime.p7s Description: S/MIME digital signature ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Single pixel images warning
Here's a thing I have been meaning to do: add a bundle that lets me add a block rule to the MacOS firewall to block the sources of these spy images. Maybe someone will beat me to it! On 15 Oct 2023, at 7:55, Tobias Jung wrote: > On 15 Oct 2023, at 14:50, William Allen wrote: > >> I can’t think of any valid reason for a single pixel image. Shouldn’t there >> be a warning about them before the download? > > The problem is that MailMate (or any other application) simply can’t tell > that it’s a single pixel image until it has been downloaded. > > Kind regards, > Tobias > ___ > mailmate mailing list > mailmate@lists.freron.com > https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Single pixel images warning
On 15 Oct 2023, at 14:50, William Allen wrote: I can’t think of any valid reason for a single pixel image. Shouldn’t there be a warning about them before the download? The problem is that MailMate (or any other application) simply can’t tell that it’s a single pixel image until it has been downloaded. Kind regards, Tobias ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
[MlMt] Single pixel images warning
I’m a new and so far happy user of Mailmate. When I’m looking at a new mail that has images, sometimes I actually do want to download those images. I’m really happy that MM 1) gives the option and 2) gives me an idea that some of them might be unsavory (i.e. “strictly blocked”), but the last couple of messages that I have downloaded from I’ve gotten the warning that there were 1 pixel images downloaded - after I did the download. I can’t think of any valid reason for a single pixel image. Shouldn’t there be a warning about them before the download? Or maybe better, shouldn’t they be counted among the strictly blocked? Regards, Bill ___ mailmate mailing list mailmate@lists.freron.com https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
