At 16:45 08/03/2020, Thomas Cox wrote:
>Well, here is the rub, The potential for viruses to be embedded in
>graphical images has been known for almost two decades. While
>displaying images in emails is a convenience, the better course of
>action is actually to prevent images being displayed, lest one
>inadvertently allow ones computer to become infected. So the
>solution is clearly not for those of us who don't want images to
>display inline, because we know that is a security risk, to make our
>machines more vulnerable, but for others to make theirs less so.
Are you saying that you have disabled the displaying of in-line
images? If so, how do you then explain ...
At 15:56 07/03/2020, Thomas Cox wrote:
>Sometimes the images display in line, sometimes not...
I have to say that embedded images (and icons) are now so ubiquitous
that I would find it very inconvenient to have their display
suppressed - and A-V software ought to be able to intercept any which
are 'malicious'. ... and, of course, the images are just as likely to
have malicious content if they are sent as attachments, rather than imbedded.
>Personally, I rather like the fantasy that it is a homage to Richard
>Stallman's best editor ever, emacs and I am grateful for the anecdote.
I don't think you have to relinquish that idea (which I think might
well not be fantasy), since there has to be an explanation as to why
an message indicating that "I can't or won't display this image"
should actual read "Emacs!"!
Kind Regards,
John
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