Re: [MlMt] Why does MailMate tries to go to the internet when I click a link in a message?
On 9 Jun 2024, at 0:32, Bill Cole wrote - and not only is rumoured to have said: I noticed that too and reported the bug in LS. Super interesting! Never thought that this might be an issue with the _reporting_ tool… On the other hand, it is arguable that this should be ignored by LS entirely. You are clicking a link. That ultimately results in the browser making a connection. Interesting again. And I agree with you: Maybe Little snitch shouldn’t report this. However it might be difficult for LS to distinguish this particular situation... Leo___ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Why does MailMate tries to go to the internet when I click a link in a message?
On 8 Jun 2024, at 16:32, Bill Cole wrote: > I noticed that too and reported the bug in LS. The reply from ObDev was that > this a known issue and blamed the bug on macOS. Well, I also blamed macOS when encountering this issue. I guess I'll just wait and see what happens. (I haven't really tried, but maybe there is some way to work around it.) -- Benny ___ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Why does MailMate tries to go to the internet when I click a link in a message?
On 2024-06-08 at 02:48:24 UTC-0400 (Sat, 08 Jun 2024 16:48:24 +1000) leo is rumored to have said: > Hello fellow MailMaters > > I have installed Little Snitch, and now I observe something _very strange_ > with MailMate: I have switched off downloading images on display and MailMate > beys this: *On viewing* a message no internet request dialog is displayed by > Little Snitch. So far so good. > > However, when I *click a link* in this message I get a notification from > Little Snitch that MailMate (not the browser where the link will open!) wants > to access the link. > > For example I have a message with a YouTube link (and it is really a plain > YouTube link; nothing with intermediate analytics). When I click that link, > Little Snitch shows the following dialog: > >  > > Why does this happen? I noticed that too and reported the bug in LS. The reply from ObDev was that this a known issue and blamed the bug on macOS. That is the logical place for blame. MM is just telling the system to tell the browser to open a connection. LS is capable of handling that in some circumstances, e.g. if you use curl in a Terminal window, LS alerts citing both programs and will really block the connection if told to do so. LS is doing something that it presents as the ability to block the connection, and it generally works in other circumstances. The system is doing networking that is getting around LS somehow where it should not. On the other hand, it is arguable that this should be ignored by LS entirely. You are clicking a link. That ultimately results in the browser making a connection. It is that browser action that LS should be catching, but since most LS users let their browser connect anywhere, it really should be allowed without any alert. This isn't something behind the scenes making a connection autonomously for unknown purposes, it is the user clicking a link. If we've reached the point where we need a supervisory program asking confirmation for every intentional link we have lost the security battle. -- Bill Cole ___ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Why does MailMate tries to go to the internet when I click a link in a message?
Thanks for the quick response, Benny. On 8 Jun 2024, at 17:21, Benny Kjær Nielsen wrote: This is a known and unresolved issue. Based on memory: This started happening after a macOS update. I could reproduce it, but I could not easily fix it. I think I concluded that this happens within Apple code when using Apple API to open the link in the default browser, but I'm not 100% sure about this. Good to know. So I think I don’t really need to worry about it. But it _is_ annoying… Looking forward to a fix when you get to it!___ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
Re: [MlMt] Why does MailMate tries to go to the internet when I click a link in a message?
On 8 Jun 2024, at 8:48, leo wrote: However, when I *click a link* in this message I get a notification from Little Snitch that MailMate (not the browser where the link will open!) wants to access the link. This is a known and unresolved issue. Based on memory: This started happening after a macOS update. I could reproduce it, but I could not easily fix it. I think I concluded that this happens within Apple code when using Apple API to open the link in the default browser, but I'm not 100% sure about this. I think I hoped a future macOS release would magically resolve it :) Again, based on memory. The issue is still on my ToDo. -- Benny ___ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
[MlMt] Why does MailMate tries to go to the internet when I click a link in a message?
Hello fellow MailMaters I have installed Little Snitch, and now I observe something _very strange_ with MailMate: I have switched off downloading images on display and MailMate beys this: *On viewing* a message no internet request dialog is displayed by Little Snitch. So far so good. However, when I *click a link* in this message I get a notification from Little Snitch that MailMate (not the browser where the link will open!) wants to access the link. For example I have a message with a YouTube link (and it is really a plain YouTube link; nothing with intermediate analytics). When I click that link, Little Snitch shows the following dialog:  Why does this happen? ___ mailmate mailing list Unsubscribe: https://lists.freron.com/listinfo/mailmate
