From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx0.inoc.net ([64.246.130.30]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 177ydc-0001lL-00 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 09:16:16 -0400 Received: from hudson.valstar.net (cust199.as0-gtown.valstar.net [64.246.149.201]) by mx0.inoc.net (Vircom SMTPRS 5.2.204) with ESMTP id for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 09:16:17 -0400 Received: from localhost (hallenbeck@localhost) by hudson.valstar.net (8.11.4/8.10.2) with ESMTP id g4FDGDx00904 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 09:16:14 -0400 Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 09:16:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Charles Hallenbeck To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Consensus opinion required - was 'more worms' In-Reply-To: <20020515053247.D303@lnx3.holmesgrown.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Visit me at http://www.valstar.net/~hallenbeck The Moon is Waxing Crescent (10% of Full)