Re: Email webbugs

From: ezat_t (ezytat_private)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2001 - 15:39:23 PDT

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    Does your test work?"

Im very interested in this but getting

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From: "abuse" <postmasterat_private>
To: "Focus-MS" <focus-msat_private>
Cc: "VULN-DEV@SECURITYFOCUS. COM" <VULN-DEVat_private>;
"BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS. COM" <BUGTRAQat_private>;
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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:12 PM
Subject: 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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