Hey Sean,
N.> Hello James,
N.> To my the problem isn't HTML, per-se...it's the fact that the features
N.> of HTML can be misused by more unsavory types (such as spammers, who,
N.> by merely including an external image, can determine whether or not your
N.> email address is valid.)
Good point. But validating e-mail addresses isn't
necessarily a bad thing either. I waste bandwidth every week
because of all the people who subscribe to newsletters yet give
me invalid e-mail addresses. But many of those e-mail servers
don't allow validation. But the type of validation you are
talking about is different and for a different reason of course.
The key there is to disallow a message to "call home" without
authorization. I have no doubt RITLabs would be on top of that
in a jiffy. Too, this would be an issue if using IE as the
viewer. I am not sure of all the technical aspects on this
though. So don't trust my judgement alone.
N.> However, there are also perfectly valid
N.> reasons to want/need HTML. However, in these cases, the receipient
N.> usually expects HTML from a certain source. I think it'd be great if
N.> The Bat! allowed you to set up a list of people (or a filter?) that
N.> were allowed to send you HTML, and it would display the images
N.> automatically for mail from those addresses.
That's a great idea. I'm not really a programmer so I
couldn't say how difficult such a thing would be to accomplish.
But it sounds as if it might even have work-around potential.
And it addresses the fact that one could execute malicious code
without images.
Personally, I'd like to see cooperation with programs
like Panda AntiVirus and / or Zone Alarm. Though it may not be
with the software of my choice, I think these are things that
may very well happen with theBat once people begin to realize
how much more powerful and extendable it is versus the likes of
Outlook and OE.
N.> - Sean T.
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James
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