Plain text, RTF or HTML mail?

posted by  kevyn (54)  12 months ago (blogs.technet.com)

Here's an interesting question that I was asked earlier today; I can't offer a definitive answer, but these are my thoughts. If you have any contradictory or complimentary comments, please comment or let me know.

"Can RTF/HTML Mail be as safe as plain text with regard to viruses/malware etc?"

Theoretically, I think plain text will always be safer since there’s less work for the server to do, and there’s no encoding of the content other than the real basics of wrapping up the envelope of the message (eg taking the various to/from/subject f