On 9 May 2022, at 12:32, Randall Gellens wrote:
The difference between "Blocked" and "Strictly Blocked" is that the
latter uses a list of known-undesirable sources?
I believe so.
Given this, I assume the purpose of the warning that a 1-pixel image
has been downloaded is to let the user know that the message whose
embedded images were downloaded contains obvious trackers?
That’s my understanding.
Yet, the message may very likely be from a "good" source but sent
using a commercial mail distribution service which adds its own
trackers.
I agree.
It would be more helpful if the warning would add the source of each
just-downloaded 1-pixel image to the "Strictly Blocked" list. Sort of
a "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" thing.
Yes, that would be nice.
Benny has expressed vague interest in allowing users to manage the
image block/allow patterns through the UI, but I don’t think it’s
a priority currently. In the mean time, take a look at the advanced
preference `MmAllowedImageURLRegexp`.
I’ve been using this for years to unblock benign remote images, so
that I hardly ever feel the need to click the “Download” button. I
have a script that maintains it for me (but I have to add the patterns
manually). Here’s the script:
```perl
#!/usr/bin/env perl
use Modern::Perl;
use autodie ':all';
my @pats = (
'cid:',
'https://([A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?s3[A-Za-z0-9-]*\.amazonaws\.com/',
'https://assets\.wildbit\.com/',
'https://www\.google\.com/s2/favicons\?',
'https://(images|links|www)\.mint\.com/',
#'https://github\.com/', # disabled because of
/notifications/beacon/
'https://assets\.sk-static\.com/',
'https://www\.zillow\.com/',
'https://(www|photos)\.zillowstatic\.com/',
'https://pumcgit\.prefutil\.local/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?googleusercontent\.com/',
'https://gallery\.mailchimp\.com/',
'https://cdn-images\.mailchimp\.com/',
'https://www\.ups\.com/',
'https://connect\.gardnermuseum\.org/',
'https://media\.zipcar\.com/',
'https://maps\.googleapis\.com/',
'https://images\.craigslist\.org/',
'https://home\.sophos\.com/',
'https://media\.mlspin\.com/',
'https://www\.cvs\.com/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?patreon\.com/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?patreonusercontent\.com/',
'https://amherstcinema\.org/',
'https://files\.constantcontact\.com/9c1b9ffb601/', # Amherst
Cinema
'https://(cms|img)\.chewy\.com/',
'https://chirp\.media\.chewy\.cloud/',
'https://proxy\.harvestfiles\.com/',
'https://samhathaway\.harvestapp\.com/',
'https://www\.gardencinemas\.net/',
'https://img\.cnmhstng\.com/',
'https://d1a2o89e23clzw\.cloudfront\.net/emails/', # XConfessions
'https://cdn\.harrys\.com/',
'https://cdn\.shopify\.com/',
'https://cdn\.substack\.com/',
'https://mcusercontent\.com/',
'https://hilltownnetworks\.sonar\.software/',
'https://f\.e\.walgreens\.com/i/',
'https://mi\.walgreens\.com/p/',
'https://www\.walgreens\.com/images/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?bcbits\.com/',
'https://bandcamp\.com/',
'https://www\.garnethill\.com/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?scene7\.com/',
'https://static\.cdn\.responsys\.net/i2/responsysimages/quicken/',
'https://endeavorexperiences\.com/',
'https://image\.email\.bofi\.com/',
'https://services\.google\.com/fh/files/emails/',
'https://fonts\.gstatic\.com/s/i/googlematerialicons/',
'https://materials\.proxyvote\.com/Approved/IMAGES/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?walmartimages\.com/',
'https://(?:[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.)?mjt.lu/',
'https://billpay\.schwab\.com/',
'https://cdn\.platinumcloud\.io/',
'https://d3k81ch9hvuctc\.cloudfront\.net/', # Simplehuman
'https://media\.wordfly\.com/isabellastewartgardnermuseum/',
'https://www\.etsy\.com/images/email/',
'https://img\d*\.etsystatic\.com/',
'https://i\.etsystatic\.com/',
'https://cascade\.madmimi\.com/', # Gonzalez and Associates
'https://d1lggihq2bt4jo\.cloudfront\.net/', # Gonzalez and
Associates
'https://www\.dreamwidth\.org/img/',
'https://github\.githubassets\.com/',
'https://www\.fastmail\.com/images/emailtemplates/',
'https://www\.chase\.com/content/dam/chaseonline/en/alerts/images/',
'https://static1\.squarespace\.com/static/',
'https://image\.e-mail\.amtrak\.com/',
'https://images\.ctfassets\.net/',
'https://d15k2d11r6t6rl\.cloudfront\.net/', # Plex
'https://media\.sailthru\.com/',
'http://image\.sfmc\.petfinder\.com/',
'https://image\.email\.ticketmaster\.com/',
'https://t\.vitacost\.com/images/',
'https://static\.airtable\.com/',
'https://live\.staticflickr\.com/',
'https://combo\.staticflickr\.com/',
'https://bbeditbeta\.slack\.com/',
'https://secure\.gravatar\.com/avatar/',
'https://[A-Za-z0-9-]+\.slack-edge\.com/',
'https://static\.xx\.fbcdn.net/',
'https://scontent\.xx\.fbcdn\.net/',
'https://www\.paypalobjects\.com/',
'https://p\.ebaystatic\.com/',
'https://i\.ebayimg\.com/',
'https://rxhealthalerts\.com/[^/]+.png',
'https://www\.chase\.com/content/dam/email/images/',
'https://static\.chasecdn\.com/content/services/rendition/',
'https://image\.link\.hellofresh\.com/lib/',
'https://cdn\.hellofresh\.com/',
'https?://mi\.hellofresh\.com/',
'https://cash-s\.squarecdn\.com/static/',
'https?://www\.ti\.com/content/dam/tinews/images/',
'https?://www\.ti\.com/webemail/graphics/',
'https://www\.ti\.com/graphics/',
'https://images\.marketing\.ti\.com/EloquaImages/clients/TXInstruments/',
'https://image\.email\.schwab\.com/',
'https://images\.sk-static\.com/images/',
'http://ordermanager\.spalding-labs\.com/themes/images/email_template/',
'https://updates\.mailmate-app\.com/icons/',
);
my $pat = '(' . join('|', @pats) . ').*';
system "/usr/bin/defaults", "write", "com.freron.MailMate",
"MmAllowedImageURLRegexp", "-string", $pat;
```
I edit the script in BBEdit (usually to add a pattern to `@pats`),
save, and then use #! → Run to actually update the plist.
Hope someone finds this interesting.
-sam
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