> > 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.
