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Note to Netscape people: Is it possible to have an option that will *always* pop up a mail window and request confirmation before mail is sent out? Or disable mailto altogether? It would be a lot easier than binary editing the executable to remove all the mailto strings...
Disabling is easy, just do not specify a mail server (or better, one that will refuse mail) in "options/preferences/mail and news". Netscape (at least 1.1n) initiates a port 25 connection to the designated server to send mail. Warmly, Padgett
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article that has been posted as well. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <960302143535.202017b7@hobbes.orl.mmc.com> PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com ("A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security") writes:
Disabling is easy, just do not specify a mail server (or better, one that will refuse mail) in "options/preferences/mail and news". Netscape (at least 1.1n) initiates a port 25 connection to the designated server to send mail.
I took the JavaScript stuff that was posted and put it in one of my web pages (http://students.cs.byu.edu/~don/mail2news.html). I had to pick a new address because support@netscape.com is reportedly now just an autoresponder. I've disabled java, I've changed the mail server to null (from the default localhost) and none of it stops the JavaScript from sending mail. Don - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQB1AwUBMTi3DMLa+QKZS485AQE06gL+N2kXHkygX1WycJFLcNOXD+jGLQQxNWXY 9XcVRUbxTh0lWcRx+nPxIXREBGlx9ip5FYYQ1ZHn3KpDOsN4Dm8JlFcwwo/mHxZo BdRkCrtw+PviQZoesRK01udf9KI6O4Jv =9GzS - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQB1AwUBMTi3WMLa+QKZS485AQEqQgMAqMhWSzZ7bCMFTwyMaON6V+x1Tysv26AP /QAp2emQ7D7Mt2zN4PYdkMTWiitKhRXQD+pELC3TmbHQ2zwo75mvMRYQo2sK+v4T uK7LybYyp0MQwW9HXgVM232EGAvom6TC =PsyM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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