When someone shares PHP code in a message that is archived with Pipermail, the
code should be displayed as plain text rather than affecting the HTML page or
executing within the browser. Pipermail typically escapes any code or special
characters in messages to prevent them from being interpreted as HTML or
scripting by the browser.
In most cases, Pipermail uses basic HTML escaping mechanisms to ensure that any
code snippets, whether they are PHP, JavaScript, or HTML, appear as they were
written in the message. This keeps the archive secure and ensures that shared
code will not run or impact the web page’s functionality when viewed in the
archive. Instead, it will render exactly as text, preserving the code structure
without posing security risks.
However, if Pipermail or the server configuration does not adequately escape
certain characters, there could be a risk of code being interpreted
incorrectly. But by default, Pipermail archives are designed to avoid this, and
code snippets are displayed as plain text.
Tonny Luliba
Project Lead, Trophy Developers - Web Designer in Uganda | trophydevelopers.com
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