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From: "Erik Heil" <eheil@rcn.com>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 09:21:11 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <04d901c1fc13$62269b40$6501a8c0@6S4X011> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0205150913440.884-100000@hudson.valstar.net>

What about Java applets that are embedded in HTML e-mail?  Or ActiveX
controls?  These can cause a myriad of problems for users IMHO.  Whether
their client or server-side doesn't make a difference either.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Hallenbeck" <hallenbeck@valstar.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms'


>
> I am still a pine user, and on my system pine reads html messages
> transparently, no problem. HTML has nothing to do with most
> viruses. Executable attachments that launch themselves are the
> real problem.
>
> On Wed, 15 May 2002, Steve Holmes wrote:
>
> > Since I've been using mutt to read my mail, I really haven't been
> > affected either way with HTML mail.  When I used pine, it was an
> > annoyance but no more than that.  But I think I would favor a blockage
> > of HTML mail since the reasons sighted below and some people still use
> > windows mailers on the list; so go for it!
> >
> > On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 07:48:26PM +0100, 'Georgina' wrote:
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > Because of the use of html messages being used to transmit Windows
> > > viruses, I wondered if folks would agree to having list messages
> > > restricted to plain text only?
> > >
> > > The list owner will act upon whatever the consensus is.
> > >
> > > Gena
> > >
> > > Have your say:
> > > Blindness Advocacy and Self Help Online www.bashonline.org
> > >
> > > Please don't send me MS Word documents, see
> > > http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> > >
> > > Personal Contact Details:
> > > E-mail: gena@gena-j.net WWW: http://www.gena-j.net ICQ: 144169465
> > >
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Thread overview: 139+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 'Georgina'
 ` Alex Snow
   ` 'Georgina'
   ` Shaun Oliver
 ` Ann Parsons
   ` Erik Heil
     ` Raul A. Gallegos
       ` Erik Heil
   ` Dan Murphy
 ` Igor Gueths
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` Raul A. Gallegos
       ` Igor Gueths
         ` David Poehlman
           ` Igor Gueths
             ` David Poehlman
               ` Rich Caloggero
                 ` Octavian Rasnita
       ` Ann Parsons
     ` Alex Snow
 ` Dan Murphy
 ` Steve Holmes
   ` Charles Hallenbeck
     ` Erik Heil [this message]
       ` Charles Hallenbeck
         ` Erik Heil
     ` Kerry Hoath
       ` Charles Hallenbeck
         ` Igor Gueths
           ` Alex Snow
             ` Igor Gueths
               ` Alex Snow
                 ` Ameer Armaly
                   ` Alex Snow
                   ` Octavian Rasnita
                     ` Alex Snow
                       ` Octavian Rasnita
                         ` Erik Heil
                           ` Octavian Rasnita
                   ` Kerry Hoath
                     ` Octavian Rasnita
                   ` Steve Holmes
                     ` Octavian Rasnita
                       ` Toby Fisher
                         ` Octavian Rasnita
                         ` Alex Snow
                           ` Shaun Oliver
                             ` Igor Gueths
                             ` Alex Snow
                           ` Toby Fisher
                             ` Alex Snow
                   ` Shaun Oliver
                   ` TALMAGE
                     ` anyone else? Cecil H. Whitley
                       ` Cecil H. Whitley
                       ` David Poehlman
                       ` jwantz
             ` Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' Ameer Armaly
             ` Octavian Rasnita
               ` Alex Snow
                 ` Octavian Rasnita
             ` Shaun Oliver
               ` Alex Snow
       ` Alex Snow
         ` Gregory Nowak
           ` Alex Snow
     ` Igor Gueths
       ` Charles Hallenbeck
         ` Toby Fisher
           ` Alex Snow
 ` Toby Fisher
 Dawes, Stephen
 ` Gregory Nowak
   ` David Poehlman
     ` Gregory Nowak
       ` David Poehlman
         ` 'Georgina'
           ` David Poehlman
   ` Octavian Rasnita
     ` 'Georgina'
       ` Octavian Rasnita
         ` 'Georgina'
   ` Shaun Oliver
     ` Octavian Rasnita
 ` Ann Parsons
   ` Igor Gueths
 ` 'Georgina'
   ` Alex Snow
     ` 'Georgina'
       ` Octavian Rasnita
         ` Gregory Nowak
           ` Octavian Rasnita
       ` jwantz
     ` Octavian Rasnita
 ` Toby Fisher
 Dawes, Stephen
 ` Gregory Nowak
   ` Raul A. Gallegos
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Alex Snow
       ` Igor Gueths
         ` Alex Snow
         ` Alex Snow
       ` Toby Fisher
         ` Alex Snow
           ` Igor Gueths
           ` Toby Fisher
 ` Alex Snow
   ` Igor Gueths
     ` Alex Snow
       ` Toby Fisher
 ` 'Georgina'
   ` Octavian Rasnita
   ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
     ` 'Georgina'
       ` Erik Heil
       ` Toby Fisher
         ` Alex Snow
           ` Gregory Nowak
             ` Toby Fisher
           ` Toby Fisher
       ` William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-777-8123
         ` Ameer Armaly
           ` Alex Snow
             ` Ameer Armaly
               ` Toby Fisher
                 ` Ameer Armaly
                   ` Gregory Nowak
                     ` Ameer Armaly
                       ` Raul A. Gallegos
                         ` Alex Snow
                     ` Alex Snow
                       ` Gregory Nowak
                         ` Alex Snow
             ` Gregory Nowak
 ` Ann Parsons
 Dawes, Stephen
 'Georgina'

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