I don’t know of any significant downside unless the spam filter is a problem as Nico says. But since list administrators can choose HTML conversion or not on a list-by-list basis I’d rather it worked than not.
Since the Mailman2 lists are (mostly) HTML-free I think that setting will be brought across to Mailman3 by default – at least that’s what happened for selenetest. But we can ask everyone to switch off conversion as part of the migration if they want.
Just to be sure it’s the list and not the crappy e-mail client I’m using (Windows Mail), can you let me know if the version of this e-mail that comes through the list matches the one that comes to you directly?
Ælfred
From: jeremy--- via Selenetest
Sent: Friday, 11 March 2022 8:43 AM
To: 'Ælfred se leof'; selenetest@lochac.sca.org
Cc: 'Dylan Kerr'
Subject: [Selenetest] Re: HTML from a different e-mail client
Is there a security/performance downside to letting HTML through? Because I don't think there are many non-html email clients left out there now.
I know that spamassassin gives negative points to email which is only html. It thinks that is a Bad Sign, and that good mail should be multipart with plaintext and html versions - but it isn't a fatal problem, just something that contributes towards an overall score.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ælfred se leof via Selenetest
The To address looks good, encoding is worse!
On Thu, 10 Mar 2022, 10:53 Ælfred se leof via Selenetest,
wrote: .0pt;word-wrap:break-word"> Some bo= ld =C2=A0and italic text. =C2=A0
">Some
">Dot= ">Points :p> =C2=A0 A non-ASCI= I character: =C3=86 =C2=A0 =E2=80=9CS= mart=E2=80=9D quotes and greengrocers=E2=80=99 apostrophe=E2=80=99s. _______________________________________________ Selenetest mailing list -- selenetest@lochac.sca.org To unsubscribe send an email to selenetest-leave@lochac.sca.org or manage your subscription via the web interface at https://mailman.lochac.sca.org/postorius/lists/selenetest.lochac.sca.org
Selenetest mailing list -- selenetest@lochac.sca.org
To unsubscribe send an email to selenetest-leave@lochac.sca.org
or manage your subscription via the web interface at https://mailman.lochac.sca.org/postorius/lists/selenetest.lochac.sca.org
I don= =E2=80=99t know of any significant downside unless the spam filter is a
pro= blem as Nico says. But since list administrators can choose HTML
conversion= or not on a list-by-list basis I=E2=80=99d rather it worked than
not.
<= p class=3DMsoNormal>
Since the Mai= lman2 lists are (mostly) HTML-free I think that setting will be
brought acr= oss to Mailman3 by default =E2=80=93 at least that=E2=80=99s what
happened = for selenetest. But we can ask everyone to switch off conversion as
part of= the migration if they want.
<= p class=3DMsoNormal>Just to be sure it=E2=80=99s the list and not the
crapp= y e-mail client I=E2=80=99m using (Windows Mail), can you let me know
if th= e version of this e-mail that comes through the list matches the one
that c= omes to you directly?
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C3=86lfred
**From:**[jeremy--- via Selenetest](3D"mailto:se=)
**Sent:** Frida= y, 11 March 2022 8:43 AM
**To:**['=C3=86lfred se leof'](3D"mailto:aelfred@nps.id.au"=); [se=
lenetest@lochac.sca.org](3D"mailto:selenetest@lochac.sca.org")
**Cc:**['Dylan Kerr'](3D"mailto:sca@dylan-kerr.=)
**Subject:** [Selenetest] Re: HTML from a diffe= rent e-mail client
Is there a security/performance downside to letting HTML th= rough?=C2=A0
Because I don't think there are many non-html email clients le= ft out there
now.
I know that spamassassin gives negative points to email which is o= nly
html.=C2=A0 It thinks that is a Bad Sign, and that good mail should be =
multipart with plaintext and html versions - but it isn't a fatal problem, =
just something that contributes towards an overall score.
\-----Original Mes= sage-----
From: =C3=86lfred se leof via Selenetest =
The To address looks good, encodi= ng is worse!
On Thu, 10 Mar 2022, 10:53 =C3=86lfred se leof via Selenetest, =
wrote:
.0pt;word-wrap:break-word">
Some bo=3D ld =3DC2=3DA0and italic text.
=3DC2=3DA0
">Some
= =C2=A0 >
">Dot=3D
">Points
=C2=A0 := p>
=3DC2=3DA0
&g;= t;>A non-ASCI=3D I character: =3DC3=3D86
= ;=3DC2=3DA0
=3DE2=3D80=3D9CS=3D mart=3DE2= =3D80=3D9D quotes and greengrocers=3DE2=3D80=3D99
= >>apostrophe=3DE2=3D80=3D99s.
_______= ________________________________________
Se= lenetest mailing list -- selenetest@lochac.sca.org To unsubscribe
send an email to selenetest-leave@lochac.sca.org or= manage your
subscription via the web inte= rface at
https://mailman.lochac.sca.org/po= storius/lists/selenetest.lochac.sca.org
___________= ____________________________________ Selenetest mai= ling list -- selenetest@lochac.sca.org To unsubscri= be send an email to selenetest-leave@lochac.sca.org or manage your subscription via the web interface at https://mailman.locha= c.sca.org/postorius/lists/selenetest.lochac.sca.org =