Preview Pane: (Was Re: wri adult supersite ocdjygnex)

[Jeremy Fowler]

Webbugs my man - evil, nasty things. They target you by sending an HTML email
with an image. When you view the email, the email client goes to a unique URL
specific to your email address and downloads that image. Your connection is
logged and your email address if confirmed valid. Then the company sells your
address and thousands like yours to the highest bidder.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net
> [mailto:owner-kclug at marauder.illiana.net]On Behalf Of Monty J. Harder
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:31 PM
> To: Matt G; kclug at kclug.org
> Subject: Re: Preview Pane: (Was Re: wri adult supersite ocdjygnex)
>
>
> "Matt G" <linux at bizniche.com> wrote:
>
> > sorts of reports.  One of the reports that we get is the number of
> "Opens."
> > If a user opens an email that we send, it registers.  I can go back into
> our
>
> > addy.    Even opening the email does exactly the same thing.  In our
> system,
> > as soon as someone opens an email (even in the preview pane) I know that
> > their addy is valid, and it's kept as valid for future use.
>
>   I'm curious.  How, exactly, do you get this information?
>
>
>