Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread R.S.
Steve Comstock pisze: For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML emails. The common wisdom, as I percieved it anyway, has been that HTML emails and various kinds of attachements (esp. Word documents) were prime paths for viruses to attack your system. I seem to be getting a

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread Scott Chapman
I agree with pretty much everything Phil said--except I don't use Outlook. I'm still using Pegasus at home. It's not that HTML email is inherently evil, it's just that you have to be as careful as you would surfing the web. And few people would suggest you should completely stop using the

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread Graham Hobbs
Very useful, thanks. Graham - Original Message - From: Phil Smith III li...@akphs.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:38 PM Subject: Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe Steve Comstock wrote: For years now I've

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-03 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 4b685f64.2080...@trainersfriend.com, on 02/02/2010 at 10:22 AM, Steve Comstock st...@trainersfriend.com said: I seem to be getting a lot more HTML emails these days and I got to wondering if technology has changed enough that the probability of this kind of email being malicious has dropped

OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-02 Thread Steve Comstock
For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML emails. The common wisdom, as I percieved it anyway, has been that HTML emails and various kinds of attachements (esp. Word documents) were prime paths for viruses to attack your system. I seem to be getting a lot more HTML emails

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-02 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-02 Thread Hal Merritt
List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML emails. The common wisdom, as I percieved it anyway, has been

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-02 Thread Kelman, Tom
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 11:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML emails

Re: OT (?): Are HTML emails unsafe

2010-02-02 Thread Phil Smith III
Steve Comstock wrote: For years now I've configured my mail client to not accept HTML emails. The common wisdom, as I percieved it anyway, has been that HTML emails and various kinds of attachements (esp. Word documents) were prime paths for viruses to attack your system.