Re: Using browse URL with WL

[Erik Hetzner <egh@e6h.org>]

At Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:55:20 -0700,
Ken Gunderson wrote:
> No.  It seems to d/l embedded images such at
> http://some.spammer.com/foo.gif/your-email-address-id-cookie w/o
> prompt.  So if a spammer/miscreant included, for example, a 1x1 pixel
> image resolving to some host url, then your settings would suck that
> down w/o prompting for confirmation whenever you opened/viewed that
> particular message.  Which should be fine so long as you've got good
> filters.  Otherwise they may be collecting data on you and reselling,
> as spammer databases have value in and of themselves.
> 
> The above is just off the top of my head.  Please note that I haven't
> investigated thoroughly, but just wanted to point out a "head's up" on
> this until I had time to investigate more fully.

Hi Ken,

Yes, Iʼm pretty sure youʼre correct that this is exactly what that
setting will do.

best, Erik

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