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Allowing html emails without encouraging spammers
I use Outlook Express and I have Tools>Options>Read>"Read all messages in plain text" checked in order to avoid giving feedback to spammers. I think it is working, as my spam has actually gone down over the last few years. However, I would like to view selected messages (such as the EE newsletter!!) in html. What is the best way to permit these two conflicting objectives?
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Hi Reallygorgo
I am not up to speed with Microsoft's mail patches either but remember that there was some change in how images from other DNS domains are displayed.. I don't know whether this was for all mime types or only attached images are aloud.
I am not up to speed with Microsoft's mail patches either but remember that there was some change in how images from other DNS domains are displayed.. I don't know whether this was for all mime types or only attached images are aloud.
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Thanks for the feedback atheist. Your suggestion gave me some ideas to try. I may in the end switch to thunderbird as it comes configured by default to block hidden URL accesses in the mail message, and seems to have a lot more flexibility in other area (e.g. examining headers).
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That's an interesting approach that I had not considered. I like it, (and I may even do it) but I was looking for a setup where I could look at html emails but not permit any interaction with a remote site when I did so. I think that this is possible but maybe I misunderstood recent announcements re Outlook/(Express).