Many people are sending HTML e-mail for no obvious reason or benefit. HTML e-mail can be recognized by colored backgrounds or typefaces. It sometimes has designs or other decorations in the messages.

New research shows that up to a half of all HTML email attachments are malicious, and not just because of a few massive campaigns. Researchers warn that attackers are relying more on malicious HTML ...

The Twitter protest again Microsoft Outlook is losing steam, but the question remains: Is HTML e-mail dangerous or is Microsoft using security as a reason not to comply with Web standards? Last week’s ...

Editor’s note: This story has been changed since it was originally posted because several quoted comments were mistakenly attributed to Dave Greiner, head of the FixOutlook.org protest. The ...