The MIME epidemic

[isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk]

I've said on numerous occasions that all MIME ('multipart') emails are
blocked at my site.  This is largely for security reasons, although
partly for bandwidth reasons too.  I noticed a particularly large
number of emails being dropped at the end of last week, so I asked the
filter to collect userids in this morning's email run.  Messages from
the following are currently being dropped because of 'multipart'
headers:

    urquattro at phoenixdsl.com
    coolian at mediaone.net
    avim at pacbell.net
    DGraber460 at aol.com
    paul at eisusa.com
    JanDebL at aol.com
    bob.rossato at att.net
    knotnook at traverse.com

If you want to see why I'm doing this:

    http://lwn.net/2001/0208/a/htmlprivacy.php3

Another reason is the famous single-pixel .GIF - one of which I've
actually received.  I think mailman now filters these, but I'm just
making sure.

-- 
 Phil