I think the problem is that several spammers use that method to remove bad email addresses from their lists that the spam software nowadays just assumes that it's spam.
I know that sometimes, HTML messages get through, so it's not a hard fast rule. But I also know I get allot of pictures that are served from a server outside the ISP in my spam box. I also use Thunderbird and all pictures served not from the email itself (as attachments) do not show up unless I click on them and say it's ok to show to prevent the spammers from knowing it's a valid email. Again, that's only my perceptions. Rick Faircloth wrote: > Not quite sure what it is that the ISP, etc., can object to. > > HTML emails have to draw content from a server when they're displayed, > and tracking could be attached to any element on the page, so how > would Outlook or the ISP's know that I'm counting the number of times > an element on the page is downloaded? > > Or is there another aspect to this that I'm missing? > > Rick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phillip M. Vector [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 4:11 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Tracking email campaigns - any better ideas? > > Just for the record, I didn't say that people don't do it. Just that > clients except Outlook (which several people use) and spam filters > (which almost every ISP uses) filters those emails out and if he puts it > in, several emails may not get to who it is supposto and the client may > get upset that people (who he said are paying money for the service) > aren't gettings said emails. > > As for it being right or wrong, I'd rather not get into a debate about > what is evil and what isn't. :) > > Casey Dougall wrote: >> There is nothing wrong with tracking images e-mail campaigns. Ever Major >> e-mail campaign management service on the planet, tracks their messages in >> just this fashion. You would be stupid to run an e-mail campaign and not >> place a tracking image in it. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJQ Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:279392 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
