If I e-mail myself an AppleScript, it doesn't automatically open and run when I receive it. Perhaps you are confusing Mail with Microsoft Outlook on Windows?
i mean *everything* that is more than a <img src> and <a href> in the html of the html formatted mails, and then 'read' or 'received' receipts etc. i have no idea of outlook because i never used it neither with win.
You can turn off all non-text HTML in the Viewing pane of the Preferences.
There's no way to selectively turn off *portions* of HTML.
And I have to say I'm rather confused as to what you mean by receipts or scripts... do you mean that silly 'read confirmation' invisible HTML thing that some people use? That's just a normal href being accessed in most cases, and can't be distinguished from an object you may *want* to have active.
I keep the HTML off at all times, myself. I get enough spam of questionable nature that sent back confirmation of receipt using this method that I now keep it off, use the Junk filter, and the *wonderful* 'Bounce to Sender' feature. My spam levels have dropped beautifully using these three.
I tried the bounce for one of my own email addies to see how it works in practise. Results:
"Returned mail: user unknown"
"The original message was received at 2003-02-10 11:57:39 +0100
from postoffice.com [10.0.0.1]
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<myemail>
-----Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to postoffice.com.:
RCPT To:<myemail>
<<< 550 5.1.1 unknown or illegal alias: myemail
550 <myemail>... User unknown
Reporting-MTA: dns; postoffice.com
Received-From-MTA: DNS; postoffice.com
Arrival-Date: 2003-02-10 11:57:39 +0100
Final-Recipient: RFC822; myemail
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; postoffice.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP;550 5.1.1 unknown or illegal alias: myemail
Last-Attempt-Date: 2003-02-10 11:57:39 +0100"
<myemail>= my email addy.
I guess it gives that fault for every address that is not mac.com or that is not the same as in the identified sender thing in mail. There is no way i'd use the address i use for identify/send stuff for all my outgoing email. So, i wonder how much i get bounced..
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If I e-mail myself an AppleScript, it doesn't automatically open and run when I receive it. Perhaps you are confusing Mail with Microsoft Outlook on Windows?
There's no way to selectively turn off *portions* of HTML.
And I have to say I'm rather confused as to what you mean by receipts or scripts... do you mean that silly 'read confirmation' invisible HTML thing that some people use? That's just a normal href being accessed in most cases, and can't be distinguished from an object you may *want* to have active.
I keep the HTML off at all times, myself. I get enough spam of questionable nature that sent back confirmation of receipt using this method that I now keep it off, use the Junk filter, and the *wonderful* 'Bounce to Sender' feature. My spam levels have dropped beautifully using these three.
[ 02-09-2003: Message edited by: Mulattabianca ]</p>
Explain this to us with an example, and be more specific...I don't think that we are understanding your question yet. Help us help YOU!
"Returned mail: user unknown"
"The original message was received at 2003-02-10 11:57:39 +0100
from postoffice.com [10.0.0.1]
----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
<myemail>
-----Transcript of session follows -----
... while talking to postoffice.com.:
RCPT To:<myemail>
<<< 550 5.1.1 unknown or illegal alias: myemail
550 <myemail>... User unknown
Reporting-MTA: dns; postoffice.com
Received-From-MTA: DNS; postoffice.com
Arrival-Date: 2003-02-10 11:57:39 +0100
Final-Recipient: RFC822; myemail
Action: failed
Status: 5.1.1
Remote-MTA: DNS; postoffice.com
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP;550 5.1.1 unknown or illegal alias: myemail
Last-Attempt-Date: 2003-02-10 11:57:39 +0100"
<myemail>= my email addy.
I guess it gives that fault for every address that is not mac.com or that is not the same as in the identified sender thing in mail. There is no way i'd use the address i use for identify/send stuff for all my outgoing email. So, i wonder how much i get bounced..
You sent mail from your email address A to your email address B.
You then checked the B address, and bounced it back to A.
This is the message that appeared at *A*, the sending account. The address B has been replaced by <myemail>.
If so, this is *PRECISELY* what you want.
This sends a message back to the spammer that "no such address exists" and they take you off of their list.
[ 02-10-2003: Message edited by: Kickaha ]</p>