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 >

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

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

The biggest threat to security from e-mail is by reading it with Outlook. The best replacement I've found is Ximian's Evolution (written for Linux, but runnable in Windows with libraries like Cygwin). It's interface is very similar to Outlook, so it's an easy migration. It'll display HTML e-mails, but will not execute code and has the option to turn off images and not load images retrieved from web sites. With an add-on it can also work seamlessly with Exchange. But really any good e-mail program should do all of this. The solution is to not use Outlook.

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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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