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[Karl Auer]

On Thu, 2023-08-17 at 17:15 +1000, Stephen Loosley wrote:
> David writes,
>  > and I think Mozilla Thunderbird may offer something similar.
>  > I wonder how good their browser sandpit is?  Certainly, some
>  > earlier Mozilla add-ons, especially Thunderbird, come with a
>  > warning that they have unrestricted (really?) access to the
>  > computer.

An email program has to be able to read random files to attach them,
write random files to save attachments, access the Internet to send and
receive emails, read and write general storage to store emails and
drafts... it is not nefarious, it's open about what it needs, and it
does need it.

If you are really serious about such things, airgap your mail program
or run it under a properly configured SELinux or whatever.

It is entirely possible that malware came in on an email (or that a
phishing attack worked); it is very unlikely that Thunderbird itself is
the vector.

Regards, K.

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