[PLUG] Constant Contact html and w3m
Tomas Kuchta
tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com
Thu Aug 19 22:54:10 UTC 2021
On Thu, Aug 19, 2021, 17:24 Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> wrote:
> Many mailing lists use Constant Contact. The mails arrive
> as an ascii version and an html version. The unformatted
> ascii version is unreadable. The html version is readable,
> but I don't use complex web browsers on random content sent
> from uncertified sources - I hope to avoid zero day attacks.
>
> I sorta trust Constant Contact, and look at the formatted
> html version with w3m. I presume w3m is a simpler tool,
> and not a likely target for attack.
>
> Is this naive?
> .
I may be naive ....
I do not consider html email unsafe to look at in normal/maintained Linux
mail client or browser - AS LONG AS I DON'T CLICK ON LINKS.
I occasionally use w3m or even better - browsh. I do not do it for
security, I use text based browsers for convenience via ssh.
I cannot praise enough browsh - it is magic - you should try it.
https://github.com/browsh-org/browsh
Best, Tomas
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