OFF: HTML & unsubscribing

Alissa coral at APORT.RU
Sat Apr 14 02:46:21 EDT 2001


> Well after a couple of nice emails (thanks Jill & Mike H) I've
resubscribed
> to the BOC/Hawkwind list but under digest mode to hopefully filter out the
> background wallpaper that flashes and blinks and jams everything up ....
not
> all the time but sometimes. What you need to be aware of  in using html in
> emails is that you are allowing your systems to become even more open to
> being hit by virus's. At least with text mail messages you have the
'choice'
> of not opening an attachment which is the only way a virus can infect your
> system. With html emails the virus could have already been embedded in the
> programme and hey presto you open the email and your system can be hit.
>         OK switching to digest mode from this email.

Maybe this list need a moderator? Is somenone out there? Who could set
option to convert all html e-mails in text mode or just ban them.

Alissa



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