[Users] HTML fancy doesn't work anymore

[Uwe]

> >>    
> >>> I couldn't figure out, if is there a way to get the "fancy plugin"
> >>> back and running?
> >>> Does anybody have a solution?      
> >>
> >>The only thing that is happening is that your distribution is
> >>dropping the webkitgtk library, nobody can prevent you from having
> >>it on your system.
> >>
> >>You can compile older webkitgtk yourself, keep it e.g.
> >>in /usr/local, and do the same with claws-mail (although preferably
> >>newer, not older in this case).    
> >
> >There seems to be no need for the OP to compile either webkit or
> >claws-mail...
> >
> >[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ pacman -Si webkitgtk2 | head -3
> >Repository      : extra
> >Name            : webkitgtk2
> >Version         : 2.4.11-4
> >[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ downgrade claws-mail
> >Available packages:
> >
> >   1) claws-mail-3.14.1-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
> >   2) claws-mail-3.14.1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
> >   [snip]
> >
> >...webkit is still in the repository and it's still possible to
> >roll back to 3.14.1-1. There unlikely is an soname issue, since I'm
> >running 3.14.1 since...
> >
> >[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ pacman -Qi
> >claws-mail-git | grep Build Build Date : Wed 23 Nov 2016 01:54:01 AM
> >CET
> >
> >...but I don't use the fancy plugin, no IMAP etc., so I might be
> >mistaken.
> >
> >Downgrade is available by the AUR:
> >https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/downgrade/
> >
> >Maybe the OP kept the package in the cache, then...
> >
> >$ sudo pacman
> >-U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/claws-mail-3.14.1-1-*.pkg.tar.xz
> >
> >...is all that has to be done.  
> 
> Did I misunderstand something? Is an older version of webkit known to
> have no vulnerabilities? If so, then yes, rebuilding it most likely is
> required.
> 

Ok. thank you. Then I will use the browser to see html mails, if
needed. Downgrade is a short time solution.
Arch might be too fast, but other distros will follow and come once to
the same point...