>>1. .ics files can't update Calendar. > >Works for me, this is actually a OS thing, PM is just telling the system >to open the file; whatever application is assigned to that filename >suffix with handle it. (Don't get me started on losing one of the best >features of Mac OS X w/the loss of creator id's in SL!)
Except PowerMail does not pick up the ics file as an attachment - it comes through as part of the body of the email. >>2. Links inside html emails do not open in many cases. > >I seem to recall a few instances when this didn't work, but not any time >recently and not in any that I could find to test today. However, a >double-click should _not_ by default open a url, double-clicks are for >selecting words! (a pet annoyance of mine as I have to select words that >are part of a url multiple times per day) I get messages like this every day. Displaying in a browser solves the problem of course - but I should not have to do that. >>3. Emails with inline pictures do not display the pictures inline - they >>only appear as attachments. > >Obviously, it would be good on occasion to see properly rendered html >emails, but I never have an issue with this when I click the "Show HTML" >button. Maybe you don't have the html option turned on? I do have it turned on. >>If you want to have the option of turning that off, fine. At least give >>me the option to view it properly. >> >>PS. What is the danger in displaying inline images? > >Well, for one they are almost always used as a way to track you. Having >them on means that any spam email you click on will let the spammer know >that you read their email, making your email address much more valuable >(ie, you will get more spam). > >Also, HTML email is very dangerous for another reason - it makes it >extremely easy for crooks to fake URLs (ie, what the user sees as the >url is http://www.bofa.com but the actual url is http://iownzu.com); >HTML email makes it much easier to lure people into going to a website >that will infect their computer, put in tracking cookies, pretend to be >your bank asking for information to confirm security, etc. > >I'll put it this way - my 3rd filter in PM is "if email has HTML part, >mark as spam and move to trash" The images I have an issue with are attached to the email. No links to external websites are being hit.
