Version:           1.8 (using KDE KDE 3.4.0)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
Compiler:          gcc version 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-42) 
OS:                Linux

Certainly I don't want to load html links automatically (except maybe if they come from trusted domains/addresses) but I quickly get the point of the html link banner and don't need to see it in more or less every html message. A small button or just a menu-item and short-cut would be much less intrusive and won't require me to click in the message to get the real-estate back for mail viewing.

A "don't-show-this-message-again" dialogue box informing of the security risk when opening the e-mail would be sensible though.

(It's bad that I can't dismiss the banner without loading the links as well, but making the thing less intrusive hides that issue.)