2005-12-04 Bill Wohler <wohler@newt.com>
+ * mh-customize.el (mh-fetch-x-image-url): Change default from 'ask
+ to nil. Remove t option. Sync docstring with manual (closes SF
+ #831278).
+ (mh-invisible-header-fields-internal): Remove X-Image-URL so that
+ users can see it, look it up in the manual's index, and discover
+ mh-fetch-x-image-url (closes SF #831278).
+
* mh-customize.el (mh-invisible-header-fields-internal): Add
X-Bugzilla-* and X-Virus-Scanned.
:type 'boolean
:group 'mh-show)
-(defcustom mh-fetch-x-image-url 'ask
+(defcustom mh-fetch-x-image-url nil
"*Control fetching of \"X-Image-URL:\" header field image.
-If set to \"Always Fetch\", the image is always fetched. You probably want to
-avoid this setting for privacy and denial of service reasons. For example,
-fetching a URL can tip off a spammer that you've read his email. Someone may
-also flood your network and fill your disk drive by sending a torrent of
-messages, each specifying a unique URL to a very large file.
+Ths option controls the fetching of the \"X-Image-URL:\" header field image
+with the following values:
-If set to \"Ask Before Fetching\", you are prompted before the image is
-fetched. MH-E will remember your reply and will either use the cached image
-the next time the same URL is encountered or silently skip it if you didn't
-fetch it the first time. This is the default.
+Ask Before Fetching
+ You are prompted before the image is fetched. MH-E will remember
+ your reply and will either use the already fetched image the next
+ time the same URL is encountered or silently skip it if you didn't
+ fetch it the first time. This is a good setting.
-If set to \"Never Fetch\", images are never fetched and only displayed if they
-are already present in the cache.
+Never Fetch
+ Images are never fetched and only displayed if they are already
+ present in the cache. This is the default.
+
+There isn't a value of \"Always Fetch\" for privacy and DOS (denial of
+service) reasons. For example, fetching a URL can tip off a spammer that
+you've read his email (which is why you shouldn't blindly answer yes if you've
+set this option to \"Ask Before Fetching\"). Someone may also flood your
+network and fill your disk drive by sending a torrent of messages, each
+specifying a unique URL to a very large file.
The cache of images is found in the directory \".mhe-x-image-cache\" within
-your MH directory. To see how you can add your own face to the \"From:\"
-field, see the option `mh-x-face-file'.
+your MH directory. You can add your own face to the \"From:\" field too. See
+Info node `(mh-e)Picture'.
This setting only has effect if the option `mh-show-use-xface-flag' is turned
on."
- :type '(choice (const :tag "Always Fetch" t)
- (const :tag "Ask Before Fetching" ask)
+ :type '(choice (const :tag "Ask Before Fetching" ask)
(const :tag "Never Fetch" nil))
:group 'mh-show)
"X-Habeas-SWE-7:" ; Spam
"X-Habeas-SWE-8:" ; Spam
"X-Habeas-SWE-9:" ; Spam
- "X-Image-URL:" ; URL equivalent of X-Face and Face
"X-Info:" ; NTMail
"X-Juno-" ; Juno
"X-List-Host:" ; Unknown mailing list managers