Email webbugs

From: abuse (postmasterat_private)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2001 - 05:12:30 PDT

  • Next message: Peter Pekala: "Re: Email webbugs"

    One of the things that has always bothered me about Outlook Express and
    Outlook is that they are susceptable to webbugs. Basically there are no
    options to block confirmation of your reading an email so any spammer can
    verify that your address is active as long as they can get you to just view
    an email.
    
    A lot of people have difficulty understanding exactly what this means so I
    set up a demonstration page at http://www.nthelp.com/OEtest/oe.htm in an
    attempt to raise awareness of this nonsense and get MS to do something about
    it. I don't know if other email programs like Eudora and Netscape are
    vulnerable to email webbugs so if anyone tests those please let me know the
    results.
    
    Anyway, I've made the test site available to the public now so if you want
    to check your email reader, feel free.
    
    Geo.
    



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