> > From: Robert Seeberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > From: "Lord Golden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > Thanks for the tip.
> > I turned off the option.
> >
> > But what does it have to do with HTML e-mail?
>
> Some email clients (outlook, aol, and other EVIL software) will run
> javascripts in HTML e-mail.  It is a...Vileness.  And then their are
> 'web-bugs' which are a vileness unto themself, which can in some cases
> read cookies stored on your computer.
>
> If you even just open an email that is thusly befouled, the sender can
> _*/KNOW/*_ that you opened it.  How do you think spammers verify your
> e-mail address?
>
> I could also talk about the darkness that is web-based email (hotmail,
> yahoo, ad nauseum).

My bother downloaded some music videos and they had embeded commands in the
file. The video would play and it would make netscape pop-up. I only have
zone-alarm but it did block some other file transfers from happening.

Kevin T.

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