[TriLUG] destructive spam?

[Turnpike Man]

slightly better... but without clicking these links, is there any way to
decipher where they are going to take us?

David M.

--- sholton at mindspring.com wrote:
> 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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