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Re: [LUG] Evolution email and the grey messages

 

On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 18:17 +0000, Simon Robert wrote:
> Sorry the above is a diversion as the problem is evolution. Successfully 
> moved all data from eudora, but then the first time I download mail some 
> messages show the address, header, details but the message section is 
> just blank and grey.

Evolution is protecting the system from rogue graphics and malware HTML.

Use Ctrl-I if you *really* trust the sender.

> It doesn't seem to be html or graphics as these show, or place markers 
> for the graphics do.

That means that the message concerned is almost entirely graphics and
HTML.

>  Anyone know what this is and how to cure it? A 
> typical grey message is Delia's Newsletter (that's Delia Smith and the 
> recipes are worth checking out, even if a bit too much effort to 
> actually cook).

Complain to Delia that she should send a plain text version in the same
email for those who value their security.

The problem is that once loaded, the images are retained until the
message is deleted.

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