Marshall Dudley <[email protected]> wrote: >> So it might be a good idea to suggest a bit more strongly that >> people should not use html to post.
> I don't see how that would help. A link can be posted with html or > not, almost all browsers will make the link highlighted to click > on either way. The recipient would not have to click on a link. HTML files and jpeg images can contain embedded viruses. Microsoft executes these as soon as they are received, unless the user has disabled these functions. Many sites require them, and it is awkward to keep turning them on and off. So recipients will often leave them turned on. A virus could infect the html file as it was being sent. The virus would then activate as soon as it was received. No user action is needed. We are talking about very smart programmers looking for new ways to collect your bank account and credit card information. These are worth billions to criminals. Mike D. has already suggested to not use html to post to the list. This is yet another reason to not do so. Mike M. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
