On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:05:48 -0600 Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hum, I don't want either of these. I want images to be blocked unless I > want to see them. I don't want rich text, I want clear plain text that > is easy to read. No BOLD or italic messages. If someone sends me a > *.doc file, I want it to be saved as a doc. Same with a spreadsheet. I > don't use email for spreadsheets or documents. > > But this is the point, I can use the client that meets my needs, not > some application that is forced on me and opens up another issue for > virus or spyware infection. > > I set my preferences to plain text in my email programs and always have. > One of the reasons that I didn't like Evolution, there was no way to > control what parts of the messages I could or couldn't see when I wanted > to. It was to much of an Outlook clone and I was never comfortable with it. > > One really good reason not to load images inline is spam that uses the > single pixel tracking method. I know what messages have attached images > and I see a nice large square where the image would be. Now I know what > are good or bad images to view. But this is getting off topic. > Actually, claws tends to fit the bill. You have several choices in which plugin you want to use to render html. You can configure the plugin not to show images. And, implied in my statement above, you can configure it (as you can some other clients) to display text only. And AFAIK, it does handle IMAP4 which allows you to view mail on the server although I have not used either POP3 or IMAP since I use fetchmail to grab my email on Linux, so claws is only local. -- -- Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
