[kmail2] [Bug 393421] No ability to hide the HTML Message Status Bar

[Nate Graham]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=393421

--- Comment #56 from Nate Graham <nate at kde.org> ---
I think most people don't object to real security. What people object to here
is the following:

- It's not clear how this thing actually generates any security. HTML emails
are not commonly understood by the average user to be potentially insecure, so
warning them than an HTML email is in fact an HTML email is not perceived as a
warning of potential danger but rather as a pointless annoyance.

- It can't be disabled at the user's preference. Risk is an everyday part of
life, but there is no way for a knowledgeable or confident user to knowingly
accept the risk of HTML emails in KMail they way they can knowingly accept the
risk of driving a car, participating in sports, etc. It feels insulting when
the software says, "you can't handle this risk". Imagine how infuriating it
would be if your car told you "Warning! Driving a car is dangerous! Please
drive safely!" every time you turned it on.

- It's ugly. There are many ways to communicate this information in ways that
are not so visually objectionable. Thunderbird uses a horizontal bar with a
yellow background that looks much better, for example.

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