> From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: "Lord Golden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > From: Robert Seeberger <[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. Certain micro$haft file formats (asf) can contain these vile things. The reason it got by zone-alarm is because (presumably) it was opening a browser window and your browser (netscape) is allowed to connect to the internet even tho VILE-player is (should be) blocked. You may want to temporarily lock internet access with za when viewing these file formats. The only safe thing to do.
