ANNOUNCE: Beta 4.25-5 released

[Julian Field]

At 10:42 05/11/2003, you wrote:
>On Wed, 5 Nov 2003, Julian Field wrote:
>
> > [...]
> > I will endeavour to rewrite the comments.
> > Is this better?
> >
> > # Do you want to convert HTML messages to plaint text if they contain
> > # any HTML tags whose settings above are "yes"?
> > # This will only apply if you are also allowing the tags to be present
> > # using the configuration options above. You can allow messages
> > # that contain the tags, but convert them to plain text. This makes
> > # the HTML harmless, while still allowing your users to see the text
> > # content of the messages.
> > # The newer "disarm" settings above can be used instead of this setting,
> > # to selectively disable the individual tags while leaving the rest of
> > # the message as the original HTML.
> > # Settin this to "yes" will cause all graphical content to be removed
> > # from messages, for example.
> > # This can also be the filename of a ruleset, so you can make this apply
> > # only to specific users or domains.
> > Convert Dangerous HTML To Text = no
>
>There are some details, including a split infinitive, which need
>attention.  And in months and years to come the qualification "newer" to
>the word "disarm" will be superfluous.
>
>But looking wider, I wonder whether it could be simplified (dare I say
>clarified?) to something like:
>
>    # The following "Convert Dangerous HTML To Text" only applies if set to
>    # "yes" and if one or more of the above "Allow ... Tags" settings is "no".
>    # It does not apply if those "Allow..." tags are all "yes" or "disarm".
>    #
>    # If an "Allow ... Tags = no" is triggered by a message, and this
>    # "Convert Dangerous HTML To Text" is set to "yes", then the HTML
>    # message will be converted to plain text.  This makes the HTML
>    # harmless, while still allowing your users to see the text content
>    # of the messages.  Note that all graphical content will be removed.
>    #
>    # This can also be the filename of a ruleset, so you can make this apply
>    # only to specific users or domains.
>    Convert Dangerous HTML To Text = no
>
>And even that contains some possibly spurious repetition.

I agree with your improved version (more or less).
Thanks for that.
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Julian Field
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