Hello Geoff, On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 13:15:35 +0000 GMT (05/02/2005, 20:15 +0700 GMT), Geoff Lane wrote:
GL> FWIW, I didn't claim it to be either a security or a privacy issue - GL> just something that I don't want. Others may want it. It is requested as an option only. GL> However, there are known security issues with html images that can GL> cause buffer overruns and, in the right (or should that be wrong!) GL> circumstances, give an attacker control over your computer. [...] I agree with everything you say. However, there are some newsletters I trust, and I would whitelist only those. It is my own responsibility to choose membership in the whitelist reasonably, but it is not my MUA's responsibility to nanny me. It wouldn't effect you, Geoff, if I, Thomas, made a mistake and allowed malicious code on my computer. It would be my own problem entirely. -- Cheers, Thomas. How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you're on. Message reply created with The Bat! 3.0.2.10 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
