Turn Off HTML Encoding In Messages
Ameer Antar
ameer at snet.net
Tue Mar 6 18:25:34 EST 2001
Just b/c it says "MIME Version 1.0" DOES NOT MEAN YOU'RE USING MIME...That
header is used to indicate that if the message had anything other than
text, it would encode it using MIME. MIME is sort of like winzip...it
compresses files and scripts to go along w/ emails. My email headers
contain the "MIME Version 1.0", but my messages are text only. What tells
you if the email is text or html is this header: "Content-Type:
text/plain". Otherwise this would say "Content-Type: mixed/html" or
something similar.
I think this whole MIME craze is out of hand. Waste of bandwidth you say?
How about all the WOB used by people trying to figure out their settings. I
really think it would be impossible to get everyone on the list to change.
Even on technical lists html is very common. As I see it there are two main
ways harm can be done from MIME messages: 1. opening an encoded attachment
or 2. the html code in the message calls up a dangerous script. In the
first case you should NEVER open an attachment if yer not expecting it. In
the second case, the client gives a warning about running a script first or
other such code. If you bear these thing in mind, you might get lucky and
never have a virus. I've been getting emails for 6 yrs now, and never had
an experience w/ viruses, even though I read HTML messages...Even though I
really hate HTML emails, I think it's impossible to eliminate and as long
as you follow certain rules and common sense, you can read emails as you
like. Point is let's focus on fixing and making the cars faster ;> rather
than trying to force everyone [most of which don't know any better, and
therefore somewhat less of a threat] into absolute adherence to the penal
code...
My 2 cents: Chill...
-ameer
At 09:18 AM 3/6/2001 , Robert Myers wrote:
>Bob,
>
>I expanded your post headers and copied them and your message
>below. Notice that directly above the subject line appears that same MIME
>1.0 statement that appears to be causing the entire trouble for Phil.
>
>It looks like us birds of a feather are flocking together.
>
>At 08:10 AM 3/6/01 -0500, you wrote:
>
>>Phil,
>>
>>Could you identify those users either privately or here on the list? I had
>>no idea i was posting in MIME/HTML until a few weeks ago when you talked
>>about who you had blocked because they were not posting in text. I then
>>changed my format. I think a good deal of the people that are doing it are
>>doing it without knowing they are. Its a simple change depending on the
>>email program they are using and I'm sure everyone would like everyone to
>>get messages from each other.
>
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>Phil,
>
>Could you identify those users either privately or here on the list? I had
>no idea i was posting in MIME/HTML until a few weeks ago when you talked
>about who you had blocked because they were not posting in text. I then
>changed my format. I think a good deal of the people that are doing it are
>doing it without knowing they are. Its a simple change depending on the
>email program they are using and I'm sure everyone would like everyone to
>get messages from each other.
>
>Rob
>
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>Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 7:00 PM
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Turn Off HTML Encoding In Messages
>
>
> > I should note that sending HTML-encoded emails to friends is often
> > not such a big deal, but sending anything but plain text to a
> > listserv (like the A-list) is a breach of etiquette. It does not
> > make one popular.
>
>It's worth noting that HTML, MIME, etc., are explicitly banned from
>Dan's lists. Around thirty people, however, regularly ignore Dan's
>request - including some regulars who I would normally expect to
>behave better.
>
>Dan is a low-enforcement 'police yourselves' kind of guy who seems to
>prefer keeping a low profile on these matters, making it all the more
>embarrassing when he finally is roused to comment.
>
>Mixed text/HTML posts are not only against the wishes of our host,
>they're anti-social, potentially dangerous, and deleted on arrival
>here. So if anyone's waiting for an answer from me - check your
>email settings.
>
>--
> Phil
>
>
>Bob
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