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List:       kde-pim
Subject:    Re: [Kde-pim] Bug 262386 - allow HTML by default
From:       "Dr. Robert Marmorstein" <robert () narnia ! homeunix ! com>
Date:       2011-12-06 3:05:15
Message-ID: alpine.LNX.2.02.1112052151440.26132 () hyaline ! narnia ! homeunix ! com
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> Some points I have missed?
>

Yes.  Enabling HTML by default introduces a whole slough of security 
issues.  Many phishing attacks, XSS problems, and other scams 
depend on having HTML e-mail.  It is definitely better, from a security 
standpoint, to enable only plain text by default.  Users who are more 
technically savvy and aware of the various threats can easily change the 
default in the settings.  Users who aren't technically proficient probably 
should leave the default at plain text.

> /Regards
> Torgny
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