Hi GeekMaster, On Sun, 13 Jan 2002 16:24:39 -0500GMT (14/01/2002, 05:24 +0800GMT), GeekMaster wrote:
G> Hello all. I'm new to the list, so I figured no better way to join G> in than to fuel a good controversy. :) Welcome, and I like controversies. The mods will not allow me to start flame wars though. :-( >>Gee, all I have to do is double-click on the attached HTML document >>and it opens my browser. You might want to give that a try! Easy to >>prevent auto-infection that way. You have to voluntarily open the >>attachment! G> I totally agree that this method is totally safe, and *relatively* easy, however: G> At that point, I prefer that the mail client *not* do the thinking G> for me, and let me do what I want, which is to view an inline HTML G> message the way it was designed, with zero extra steps. While I am one of those that say, an email is in plain text, and a document - such as a website - is in HTML, and on top of that, I would never want TB to "GET" any external pictures, I am starting to agree with the idea that the option should be there. I would never activate it, but the email cleint should also not nanny those who wish to live on the dangerous side of the internet. G> Despite all of the very good arguments for sending text only G> messages, there *are* times when I choose to send an HTML message. Not me, but I see your point. G> At this moment, I'm composing this from Opera 6's e-mail client, G> because being integrated into the browser, it's so very convenient. I don't write emails with my browser and would never want to. And also, the text formatting in your posting is plain ugly. ;-) G> Oh, why did I join the list? To see why the heck there's a G> beta-a-day. :) Because there is a new-feature-a-day on the beta list. <g> -- Cheers, Thomas. Message reply created with The Bat! 1.53t under Chinese Windows 98 4.10 Build 1998 on a Pentium II/350 MHz. -- ________________________________________________________ Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Latest Vers: 1.53d FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com
