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Gnus displays remote html content by default

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Message #10 received at 21519 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org>
Cc: Ansgar Burchardt <ansgar <at> debian.org>, 798817-forwarded <at> bugs.debian.org,
 21519 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, 798817 <at> bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: bug#21519: Gnus displays remote html content by default
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 23:27:50 +0100

Rob Browning <rlb <at> defaultvalue.org> writes:

>> Gnus displays remote HTML content, such as (tracking) images, by
>> default. I noticed this when reading [1] on debian-user <at> l.d.o.
>>
>> Most other mail clients (Evolution, Icedove) disallow remote content
>> by default and require explicit confirmation. I think gnus should
>> follow this example.
>>
>> Ansgar
>>
>>   [1] https://lists.debian.org/55f42a0a712cf_70bf3fc4828aabc09192484 <at> prod-rs-r13.mail
>
> Additional information here: https://bugs.debian.org/798817

Gnus displays external images in newsgroups, but not in mail.  Were you
reading a news group?

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