[Mimedefang] Anomy:HTML Cleaner

[Rich West]

The Anomy::HTML integration in to MIMEDefang is rather limited. 
 Actually, it is fully functional but not configurable.  By default, 
Anomy::HTML strips off EVERYTHING.. it acts in its most protective mode. 
 Unfortunately, because of the way it is integrated into MIMEDefang, 
there is no way to alter the way Anomy:HTML works.

Anomy::HTML Cleaner is a multi-purpose application which "cleans" HTML 
email by stripping off any javascript code (preventing pop-ups and 
unexpected executions) and any potentially dangerous HTML code (links to 
outside sites which include viruses -- viruses which could intrude in to 
the system by side-stepping any prevention efforts performed by email 
virus scanners).

IMHO, it is a relatively good product, but a fair chunk of its 
functionality duplicates what MIMEDefang already does.  Hence, the 
reason it is integrated in to MIMEDefang in the way that it is: in an 
effort to eliminate any duplication of effort.  However, the end result 
is that Anomy::HTML is not configurable.

I was personally tinkering with MIMEDefang's integration of Anomy::HTML 
a while back to make Anomy::HTML more configurable, but I got 
sidetracked and have not gotten back to it...

-Rich

Jeff Grossman wrote:

>I seem to be having a problem losing pictures from my HTML e-mail.  I
>believe this started once I installed Anomy:HTML Cleaner.  What exactly does
>that program do?  And, do I have any benefit using it, or should I just
>remove it?
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>  
>


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Richard West                          mailto:richard.west at divatv.com
Sr. Systems Administrator
Diva - Princeton, NJ                  http://www.divatv.com