[Users] [Bulk] Re: Claws config needs much better documentation

Kevin Chadwick ma1l1ists at yahoo.co.uk
Sun Jul 29 21:17:53 CEST 2012


> > The default for "Open message when selected" (in Display/Summaries)
> > is unsafe.
> > 

I always figured this was a nice feature that claws  with certain
plugins enabled and even more so other clients should follow in
order to allow deletion without virus execution or image handler
exploitation etc..

A bit like download headers and delete spam with viruses before download
when using pop3.

> > I'm one of those guys who goes through every menu/setting in detail
> > when exploring a new program so I caught that early but I can
> > certainly imagine a new user migrating from almost any other mail
> > client losing stuff due to this problem because no other program
> > does this -- make the message list and message body go out of sync.  
> 
> To be fair, that's slightly overstated. You don't lose stuff, it goes
> to the trash folder.


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