Wow. I thought that was self explanatory. OK, If you allow HTML, the preview pane, which actually executes much of the HTML, is the most immediate way to get a virus. This security hole was well documented during the days of Microsoft Outlook. I cannot believe it resurfaced here, but some of the developers might be too young to remember Microsoft.
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/expert/KnowledgebaseAnswer/0,289625,sid14_gci831074,00.html http://www.appsynthesis.com/techtips/articles/187%20Outlook%20-% 20Previewing%20Email.htm http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/222795-46-outlook-preview-pane-questions http://thedailyreviewer.com/outlook/view/outlook-preview-paneauto-preview-and-virus-attacks-101425928 -- Roland Hughes, President Logikal Solutions (630)-205-1593 http://www.theminimumyouneedtoknow.com http://www.infiniteexposure.net No U.S. troops have ever lost their lives defending our ethanol reserves. On Fri, 2011-01-21 at 19:45 +0000, Marc Deslauriers wrote: > Thanks for reporting this issue, but I don't understand why you feel > turning off the preview pane would improve security. > > Could you please elaborate on this issue? > > ** Visibility changed to: Public > > ** Changed in: evolution (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evolution in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/703367 Title: Evolution lost ability to turn off preview pane at application level -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
