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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)
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 2002-02-16
Anonymous
Don't use Outlook 2002-02-07
trowe
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-04
Tony Turner
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail - Procmail 2002-02-05
Anonymous
Spamming: The Problem of "Solving the Problem of HTML Mail" 2002-02-05
Fra. 219
PocoMail solves many security related email problems 2002-02-05
Anonymous
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-05
Dr. Gerry Hecht
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-05
JT
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-06
Anonymous
Pegasus Mail is immune to HTML problems 2002-02-06
Angus S-F
users 2002-02-06
Stefan Caunter
stripmime.pl - perl script to strip html tags for you 2002-02-07
Anonymous
HTML mail is for Teletubbies 2002-02-07
lala@po.com
this comment page... 2002-02-08
WetBlanket
Eudora also filters out web images and executable content 2002-02-11
Anonymous
Procmail on the Mail Server is a Real Solution 2002-02-12
Analysis and Solutions
consumers love text/html 2002-02-12
Anonymous
Jesus God Almighty! Where did you get the crack you're smoking?

I don't know a single person who prefers html mail over text, with one notable exception. She uses AOL, and has a habit of sending lime-green-on-pink messages. I've never worked out if it's intentional or not.

HTML mail serves no useful purpose at all. At best, it's marginally better than the corporate standard of using Word as your mail editor, meaning all mails consist of a 300Kb word attachment with no title. At worst, it's actually worse, what with all the cross-site-scripting holes out there.

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Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-13
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Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-14
Old Fogie (aeaton@fdic.gov)
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-15
Anonymous (2 replies)
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail (in Outlook Express) 2002-02-15
Old Fogey
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-18
Stakka Bo
We nead assambly... Order is dump 2002-02-16
Anonymous
Solving the Problem of HTML Mail 2002-02-19
Daniel Spiljar <dspiljar+www@bofhlet.net>
The problem *is* Outlook, not HTML 2002-02-20
Rasputin (1 replies)
...wrong Rasputin, the problem is the USER and HTML mail...not Outlook 2002-02-22
FudgeFactor7
use a nice small txt only pop3 client 2002-02-25
Anonymous
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