--On Friday, August 25, 2006 12:05 AM -0700 Plenz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
I disagree. To check out what happens I converted a JPG picture into a GIF
file
and sent it to myself. One time I converted it with IrfanView and the
second time with PaintShop Pro. Both GIF files had the result
"giftopnm: EOF or error reading data portion..." So I produced a corrupt
(?) image, but it was not spam.
I think we should discourage all broken content in email and on the web.
At one time we could assume that broken content was an honest mistake and
make an attempt at fixing it. But with the rise of malicious content
attempting to exploit bugs in content handlers (like overruns in image
libraries), we should simply reject anything that fails to pass validation,
on the assumption that's it out to get us.
This includes not just broken images but also broken HTML, which is so
commonly used to conceal spam.
We need to stop giving a free pass to broken content creation software just
because it's popular. When someone sends you broken content, you should
react the same way you would if they sent you documents on dirt-smeared
paper. Stop letting your emperor walk around naked.
