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I have sent an email to a colleague with the following html code (a embedded favicon) pasted in Thunderbird:
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="data:image/vnd.microsoft.icon;base64,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"/>
Then his Outlook stop receiving emails with an error 0x800CCC0F (server connection problem) and it doesn't receive the "poison" email. So I though is the problem of the mail server.
But my question is, why a "simple" text can broke an email server?
This is the main part of the message sent:
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
boundary="------------040701090409010309050003"
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------040701090409010309050003
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<link rel=3D"shortcut icon"=20
href=3D"data:image/vnd.microsoft.icon;base64,AAABAAEAEBAAAAEAIABoBAAAFgAA=
ACgAAAAQAAAAIAAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB+s8sQfrPL/H6zyxAAAAAAfrPL/H6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/H6zyKh+s=
8v8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH6zy/wAAAAAAAAAAH6zy/x+s8k8AAAAAA=
AAAAB+s8v8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH6zyxB+s8v8frPLEAAAAAB+s8v=
8frPL/AAAAAB+s8v8frPIqH6zy/wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
B+s8v8frPL/H6zy/x+s8v8AAAAAH6zy/wAAAAAAAAAAH6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/H6zy/x+s8v8frP=
L/AAAAAAAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAAAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAB+s8v8AAAAAAAAAAB+s8v8AAAAAH6zy/wA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/H6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAAAAAAAfrPL/=
AAAAAB+s8v8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB+s8v8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH6zy/x+s8=
v8frPL/H6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAB+s8v8AAAAAAAAAAB+s8v8AAAAAH6zy/wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH6zy/x+s8v8=
frPL/H6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAAAAAAAfrPL/AAAAAB+s8v8frPL/H6zy/x+s8v8AAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA//8AAP//AADiVwAA9u8AAOJXAAD//wAA//8AAIWh=
AAC1rwAApa8AALwvAAC9rwAAhaEAAP//AAD//wAA//8AAA=3D=3D"/>
--------------040701090409010309050003
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<link rel="shortcut icon"
href=<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="data:image/vnd.microsoft.icon;base64,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">"data:image/vnd.microsoft.icon;base64,AAABAAEAEBAAAAEAIABoBAAAFgAAACgAAAAQAAAAIAAAAAEAIAAAAAAAAAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAB+s8sQfrPL/H6zyxAAAAAAfrPL/H6zy/wAAAAAfrPL/H6zyKh+s8v8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA//8AAP//AADiVwAA9u8AAOJXAAD//wAA//8AAIWhAAC1rwAApa8AALwvAAC9rwAAhaEAAP//AAD//wAA//8AAA=="</a>/><br>
</body>
</html>
--------------040701090409010309050003--
It isn't "simple text" its being decoded as something other then text. I won't be attempting to see what that Base64 code actually does though. – Ramhound – 2016-03-16T15:27:37.123
But why an email server would try to interpret the text of the body? I wouldn't be surprised if the client did it (because it should do it to interpret the html). – PhoneixS – 2016-03-16T15:51:01.640
Please, the one who down vote, explain why so I can learn or improve the question. @Ramhound, It's a simple icon with letters "GHC iex" in orange. – PhoneixS – 2016-03-16T15:52:39.483
email server is likely trying to scan the contents. Has the other party asked the email be deleted for them? – Ramhound – 2016-03-16T16:16:00.850
We deleted the email through a simply web mail version without opening it (the web client can't open it). – PhoneixS – 2016-03-16T16:38:11.617
At this point its likely the email server software to blame. Place the same code into a text document, then send that, that should solve that problem. – Ramhound – 2016-03-16T16:41:55.323
@Ramhound Yes, that was I'd done. However my question more to learn why happened more that how can I fix it. – PhoneixS – 2016-03-16T16:45:53.007
This isn't the type of problem you can fix. – Ramhound – 2016-03-16T16:51:21.607