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to: Glenn Meadows
from: Rich
date: 2003-05-08 19:59:32
subject: Re: `web bug` blocking

From: "Rich" 

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   OE does this.  The problem is that depending on the HTML the fidelity =
of the text varies.

Rich

  "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message =
news:3ebb1179{at}w3.nls.net...
  Polarbarmailer.org.  Text extracted from HTML when using the Text =
Browser
  mode.

  --
  Glenn M.


  "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
  news:3ebaada1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > No, I don't prefer HTML, I use the Read as text, but the =
implementation is
  > faulty, some emails don't display at all, so you have to turn that =
feature
  > off, so you are then vulnerable to web bugs and other HTML nasties.
  >
  > OE is just showing the plain text portion of HTML emails when, in =
fact, it
  > should be stripping out the text from the html portion if no text =
portion
  > exists.  Also link get royally screwed up...
  >
  > - Bob Comer
  >
  > IE crashed once again...
  >
  >
  >
  > "Rich"  wrote in message news:3eba9f23{at}w3.nls.net...
  >    The released OE has the "read as text" feature which I
hate.  Are =
you
  > saying that you prefer HTML email?
  >
  > Rich
  >
  > "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
  > news:3eba97b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > It's not in OE yet. :(
  >
  > - Bob Comer 
  >
  >
  > "Geo."  wrote in message =
news:3eba5be2$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  > wow, have they added a webbug filter to outlook yet? (I'm not sure =
that it
  > matters to me anymore as I stopped upgrading when they added the
  activation
  > requirement but I'm still curious as to whether or not it's been
  addressed).
  >
  > Geo.
  > "Rich"  wrote in message news:3eb9ffcc$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  >    George, this should interest you.
  >
  >    The most recent release of Hotmail blocks images, both external =
and
  MHTML
  > packaged, in messages by default.  If any are blocked there is a =
link to
  > click on to view the message with the images.  Users can configure =
their
  > account to disable this if they wish.
  >
  >    The press release on this and other spam issues is at
  > =
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/may03/05-08SayonaraPR.asp.
  >
  > Rich
  >
  >


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   OE does
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problem is=20
that depending on the HTML the fidelity of the text varies.
 
Rich
 

  "Glenn Meadows" <gmeadow{at}comcast.net>">mailto:gmeadow{at}comcast.net">gmeadow{at}comcast.net>
wrote =
in message=20
  news:3ebb1179{at}w3.nls.net...Po=
larbarmailer.org. =20
  Text extracted from HTML when using the Text=20
  Browsermode.--Glenn
M."Robert Comer" =
<bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  messagenews:3ebaada1$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>=20
  No, I don't prefer HTML, I use the Read as text, but the =
implementation=20
  is> faulty, some emails don't display at all, so you have to =
turn that=20
  feature> off, so you are then vulnerable to web bugs and other =
HTML=20
  nasties.>> OE is just showing the plain
text portion of =
HTML=20
  emails when, in fact, it> should be stripping out the text from =
the=20
  html portion if no text portion> exists.  Also link get =
royally=20
  screwed up...>> - Bob
Comer>> IE crashed =
once=20
 
again...>>>>
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in =
message news:3eba9f23{at}w3.nls.net...>=
   =20
  The released OE has the "read as text" feature which I
hate.  Are =

  you> saying that you prefer HTML
email?>>=20
  Rich>> "Robert Comer" <bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>">mailto:bobcomer{at}mindspring.com">bobcomer{at}mindspring.com>
= wrote in=20
  message> news:3eba97b4$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>=20
  It's not in OE yet. :(>> - Bob Comer
<I would like it =

  there...>>>>
"Geo." <georger{at}nls.net>">mailto:georger{at}nls.net">georger{at}nls.net>
wrote in =
message news:3eba5be2$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>=20
  wow, have they added a webbug filter to outlook yet? (I'm not sure =
that=20
  it> matters to me anymore as I stopped upgrading when they =
added=20
  theactivation> requirement but I'm still curious as to =
whether or=20
  not it's beenaddressed).>>
Geo.> "Rich" =
<{at}>=20
  wrote in message news:3eb9ffcc$1{at}w3.nls.net...=
>   =20
  George, this should interest
you.>>    =
The most=20
  recent release of Hotmail blocks images, both external =
andMHTML>=20
  packaged, in messages by default.  If any are blocked there is a =
link=20
  to> click on to view the message with the
images.  Users =
can=20
  configure their> account to disable this if they=20
  wish.>>   
The press release on this and =
other=20
  spam issues is at> http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/may03/05-08Sayonara=
PR.asp">http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2003/may03/05-08Sayonara=
PR.asp.>>=20
 
Rich>>

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