Solving the Problem of HTML Mail

Solving the Problem of HTML Mail
Shane Coursen, 2002-02-04

Now there are options for screening potentially dangerous messages, or even eliminating HTML email from your life.

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Three things to make HTML email bearable 2002-02-04
TL (2 replies)

ok, why did you even write this article? 2002-02-07
friend (1 replies)

ok, why did you even write this article? 2002-02-08
Anonymous

How about RTF as a format instead of HTML? 2002-02-10
LA Walsh (1 replies)

How about RTF as a format instead of HTML? 2002-02-13
Ben

Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-04
Roland <r s m i t h AT x s 4 a l l . n l >

Use filting software.

About 1/3 of the spam I receive is 'Content-Type: text/html'.

I'm using a program called "mailfilter", that scans the headers of the messages on the POP server, and deletes those whose headers match any of a set of regular expressions from the server, even before you download them.

AFAIK, "mailfilter" runs only on UNIX-like platforms like Linux, but I'd be amazed if there isn't something similar for windows available.

Another filtering tip: ditch any mail that doesn't have your e-mail address in the "From:" header _unless_ it's from a mailing list.

Roland

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Why screen only HTML encoded e-mail? 2002-02-04
Anonymous

Don't use Outlook 2002-02-04
Anonymous (2 replies)

Don't use Outlook 2002-02-06
Anonymous (2 replies)

Don't use Outlook 2002-02-08
Anonymous (2 replies)

Use common sense when using Outlook 2002-02-10
LA Walsh

Don't use Outlook 2002-02-16
Anonymous

Don't use Outlook 2002-02-07
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