Jargons of Info Tech industry
Roedy Green
my_email_is_posted_on_my_website at munged.invalid
Sat Oct 8 16:43:12 EDT 2005
On Tue, 04 Oct 2005 17:57:13 -0000, gordonb.u09l7 at burditt.org (Gordon
Burditt) wrote or quoted :
>HTML enables a heck of a lot of problems: "web bugs" in email,
>links to fake sites that appear as real ones in what shows up
>on the screen, Javascript viruses, denial-of-service attacks
>(pages that open two windows when you close one), etc.
>
>>That is like hating all choirs because televangelists use them.
>
>I liken it more to hating all viruses because some of them
>install keyloggers.
I take it then you avoid browsers or use Lynx? No you FIX the
problems rather than wear a hair shirt. Same for email. Why should
rich expressions only be permitted to those with websites.
Some people use email PRIMARILY for sharing photos.
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