On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 19:07:42 -0400, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote or quoted :
> >HTML is a problem on *other* peoples crappy software as well. It >wasn't designed to carry code content, but has been hacked up to do >that. It seems to me it goes without saying that you cannot trust code from strangers, especially anonymous strangers. You simply don't run code sent in email except from highly trusted individuals. If you do, that is YOUR fault for being such a silly ass not the mail system's ability to deliver code. It is as stupid as running code that came as an attachment. One of the ideas I play with in my essay is that you could insist your correspondents have digital id certificate signed by Thawte or other CA attesting to their identity, thus giving you legal recourse against them if they send you spam, Trojans etc. This would slow them down with requests for permission to send. they could send only one per certificate. The cost and hassle of getting the certificate could deter tem, and uniquely identify them for blocking and public black lists. . -- Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green. http://mindprod.com Again taking new Java programming contracts. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
