[Users] HTML emails and forwarding?

[Ralf Mardorf]

On Sat, 2024-01-27 at 16:30 +0000, Paul wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jan 2024 10:08:13 -0600
> "c. marlow" <CWM030 at FASTMAIL.US> wrote:
>
> > Actually, NO, because some people are very weary about opening
> > attachments on emails!
>
> But you're talking about HTML, those same people (and more) should be
weary
> about opening HTML. I don't see any extra problem here.

Hi,

the reason why I hate html emails is not because I fear viruses and such
nastiness on Linux, BSD or Apple, but because I am allergic to web
beacons, stupid fonts, such as Wingdings, that I don't want to install,
stupid formatting and remote content that I can't read off-line.

However, whilst it is indeed irrational to be afraid of an HTML email
attachment if you otherwise have no problem with HTML emails as long as
they are not attachments, statistically speaking, both intelligence and
general knowledge are decreasing. For many people, email with or without
attachments is a red rag anyway, they feel safest with WhatsApp and the
like, even if they are made aware that WhattsApp blatantly admits to
misusing the most intimate user data.

Regards,
Ralf