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Re: msgtag read receipts
From: jseymour () linxnet com (Jim Seymour)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:22:45 -0400 (EDT)
"Ken Fox" <kenfox () starlinx com> wrote:
Hi all - Basically it embeds a picture in the message that confirms being read by virtue of being accessed. I tried blocking the parent IP in my perimeter firewall but the image still renders, and the website will as well. obviously blocking all html in messages would be effective, but there's enough useful material coming in in that form that makes the cure worse than the disease ...
[snip] It's just a URL. If you're going to render HTML in your email client I guess you're just going to have to live with the abuses that enables. Personally, I discard HTML email unread. Jim -- Note: My mail server employs *very* aggressive anti-spam filtering. If you reply to this email and your email is rejected, please accept my apologies and let me know via my web form at <http://jimsun.linxnet.com/contact/scform.php>. _______________________________________________ firewall-wizards mailing list firewall-wizards () listserv icsalabs com https://listserv.icsalabs.com/mailman/listinfo/firewall-wizards
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