1996-03-02 - Anonymous Web Browsers

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From: “A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security” <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-02 19:55:12 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 03:55:12 +0800

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From: "A. Padgett Peterson P.E. Information Security" <PADGETT@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 1996 03:55:12 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Anonymous Web Browsers
Message-ID: <960302143535.202017b7@hobbes.orl.mmc.com>
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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







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