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I am already not reading HTML emails if I'm not expecting them (e.g. confirmation link).
by TomMarius 8y ago
I am already not reading HTML emails if I'm not expecting them (e.g. confirmation link).
- JohnFen 8y agoYes, I disallow HTML as well. Well, technically, I don't allow HTML to render. If the email is important, then I'll read the HTML source myself and extract the parts that are important.
- EGreg 8y agoWhy??
- bildung 8y agoBecause HTML mails are almost always spam anyway.
- floren 8y agoAnd disabling HTML should help you avoid tracking pixels which tell the sender if you opened the email or not, etc.
- rypskar 8y agoYou don't need to disable HTML for that. Thunderbird blocks remote content in HTML by default and only displays images embedded in the email. Isn't the tracking pixel mostly snake oil since it mostly tell if the user use gmail (preloading images) or an email client that block remote content by default?
- JohnFen 8y agoSee my reply to sam_lowry above. Short answer: security.
- sam_lowry_ 8y agoBecause mutt?
- JohnFen 8y agoNo, I actually use Thunderbird. I disallow HTML for security reasons. It lets me avoid having any remote resources (such as images, etc.) load and eliminates the possibility of any sneaky JS or somesuch executing.