[TriLUG] destructive spam?

[sholton at mindspring.com]

You are familiar with URL's that contain a protocol identifier (http:, ftp:)
followed by a host identifier (trilug.org, ftp.ics.uci.edu) followed by an
object reference (index.html, pub/ietf/uri/rfc2111.txt).

Think of "cid" and "mid:" as being the URL way to point to an object 
contained within the same MIME-encoded message.

I'd offer an example, but I refuse on principle to create a MIME-
encoded message.

It tells the HTML-interpreter (which the would-be mark is using to
read his mail...not that any of us would ever do that...) where to find
the object it needs to correctly render the HTML page.

I presume that if said HTML-interpreter also has a tendency to 
execute objects it believes to be executable, such a construct 
could be used to cause the execution of code within  the local
context.

Any better?  I swear it's all English...

-----Original Message-----
From: Turnpike Man <turnpike420 at yahoo.com>

> Even after reading, can someone put that in english?  thanks!
> David M.



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Steve Holton
sholton at mindspring.com