The reader has some responsibility too. Most email programs have the option
of not displaying html and will have it as an attachment. Like I tell our
users, I only go for the obvious stuff, it's up to them to filter the rest.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Culbertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "sambar List Member" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 3:59 AM
Subject: [sambar] Spam & Sambar {01}
> Are HTML formatted e-mail messages a danger to your members?
> I think so, since once in your members computer, they can do
> anything which a web page can do. Think about it. We are all
> complaining about spam and going nuts trying to minimize this
> scourge to e-mail. In the meantime, the spammers are having
> a blast thinking up new ways to beat our anti-spam methods.
> But more importantly, the hackers and whackers are doing their
> worst to infect, damage and destroy your members computers.
>
> I have observed that more and more spammers are using HTML
> formatted messages and you can kill this e-mail simply by
> using a "global routing rule" which says to "delete" mail
> in the "headers/body" which "contains" "Content-Type: text/html"
>
> This simple fix will reduce the amount of spam coming into
> your system and will stop the hackers in their tracks from
> doing their damage. It will however prevent any mailer from
> sending HTML messages, even if they are legit. The choice is
> yours. Comments, anyone???
>
> Dave Culbertson
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