Re: HTML mail - Is It Safe?

[Erik Justus Paiewonsky]

HTML email to and from any one you know should present no greater problem than the occasional sloppy code. As for spammers and virii spreaders and anyone criminal-minded enough to disguise malevolent programming, including identity theft and other hacking felonies behind the pretty pictures, well, first of all, these days it is unwise to not use a firewall, even if you only go online through a dial-up connection. Secondly it usually is wise to have both server-side, (your ISP), and client-side, (you), spam-filtering software,such as SpamSieve et al. Up-to-date virus-protection SW is a must as well. And don't forget about backing up anything that you consider irreplaceable! (In the case of physical theft or fire damage, keeping extra-vital info off-site is a prudent habit practiced by anyone with too much to lose.)
To be extra-cautious, do not store any important or valuable unencrypted information on any computer hooked up to the 'net. If somebody really wants to steal digital information, they probably will find a way... Having said this, these precautions are just as important when receiving plain-text emails and certainly any emails with attachments. And in many cases, if you have a high speed cable, DSL or satellite connection to the Internet, you will always be potentially vulnerable to probes and attacks regardless of whether or not you are actively surfing or sending and receiving email: having the computer on and jacked in is plenty enough.
In the end using a Mac with the afore-mentioned precautions should keep you as safe a you can be. (Since the majority of trouble resides in the PC Wintel world, anything aimed at a Mac will probably not even cause a hiccough).
HTML email in itself is usually only a point of contention to aesthetes and those concerned with bandwidth, not safety.

On Saturday, Dec 6, 2003, at 19:05 Europe/Oslo, Domains4Days wrote:

On 12/6/03 12:55 AM, "Barry Wainwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Stability should not be an issue

Thanks - any other people using HTML email in/out?

Nosce te ipsum: "Know Thyself"
Inscribed at the temple of Apollo at Delphi

Erik Justus Paiewonsky
Oslo, NORWAY