In Outlook Express - Have you tried configuring this through Tools - Options - Receipts - Returning Read Receipts ? - Peter : 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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