[kopete-bugs] [Bug 165579] New: Kopete shows a KIO dialog when receiving a http link in a message

[Davide Ferrari]

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           Summary: Kopete shows a KIO dialog when receiving a http link in
                    a message
           Product: kopete
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Compiled Sources
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kopete-bugs kde org
        ReportedBy: vide80 gmail com


Version:            (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources

When someone sends you a web link, Kopete shows a KIO progress dialog before showing the messaging, and try to contact the remote web server to do something I ignore (I suppose check if it's an image to display it embedded, for example).

This leads to general slowness/unnecesary net traffic: maybe I don't want to contact that web server. Moreover, it could be used as a vector for DoS attack. Imagine flooding someone with a non-existent URL.