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Remote Content -- General Question
Thunderbird (current Email Client) forces one to select Remote Content.
Question:
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1) What is the pupose of remote content AND why is it used in the first place?
For example I get a document from a third party where part of the document is out of the Window Client area and Thunderbird does NOT provide a scrollbar to show that portion of the document. By selecting "Remote Content" the document is reformatted and the entire document is now viewable in Thunderbird.
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2) The document in #1 that I receive initially is sent to a hosting server where Thunderbird goes to
retrieve the document. When remote content is invoked is the reformatted document or code to
make such reformat on (a) my system (b) the host server, or (c) the original sending server?
That is how far back is Thunderbird going to retrieve the remote content.
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3) If the remote content is downloaded with the email and resides on my system, should NOT the virus checker -- Windows Defender for example -- check both the email and remote content for viruses?
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4) Any other comments about remote content and security issues / problems and resolution appreciated.