[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk GUIs at Astricon * REMINDER *

Steve Szmidt steve at szmidt.org
Sun Aug 1 21:05:32 MST 2004


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On Sunday 01 August 2004 11:36 pm, Steve Szmidt wrote:
> On Sunday 01 August 2004 10:17 pm, Karl J. Vesterling wrote:
> > Get an HTML capable E-Mail Program.  They've been freely available for
> > nearly 10 years now and on just about every platform that's got more than
> > a 16 bit bus.
>
> Sorry but we don't do html for some very good reasons.
>
> One it's a HUGE security risk. Well if you are using windoze it is. All you
 have to do is is visit an infected website and you can end up giving away
> full access to your computer to some hacker.
>
> Then it's a standard way of gathering valid email accounts.
>
> You receive an email with a code representing your email address. When you
> view the email it executes the html code which makes a call to the happy
 spammer who now knows you are real, by viewing his access log.
>
> The same method can also be used to gain access to you computer.
>
> Thus, all smart (and educated) people have turned off html in their email
> client.

Never mind those who can spell, or knows grammar... Or at least can type. : )

- -- 
Steve

"They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety."
                                Benjamin Franklin

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