well it's kinda lame, but hey everybody wants to track somebody, so here goes. here's your html email:
----------------------------------- <html> <head><title>my email</title></head> <body> hello sir. please buy a bunch of crap you don't need. capitalism loves you. <img src="http://www.pureevilincarnate.com/weliketospy.cfm?trackingid=666 "> </body> </html> ----------------------------------- and then the script for "weliketospy.cfm" would be something along the lines of: ----------------------------------- <cfparam name="url.trackingid" default=""> <cfquery name="storetrackingid" datasource="dbo_everythingabouteverybody"> INSERT INTO tbl_trackingyou (datetime,trackingid,remote_addr,http_user_agent) VALUES (#CreateODBCDateTime(Now())#, '#url.trackingid#', '#cgi.remote_addr#', '#cgi.http_user_agent#') </cfquery> <cflocation url="http://www.pureevilincarnate.com/innocuoustransparentdot.gif";> ---------------------------------- of course the cflocation could be a cfcontent as well, the general use of which is to shoot back a valid image to fill in the void of the <img> tag in the html email. and voila, you record time/day, tracking id, ip address, and browser info. and there are other innumerable ways you can cross-reference or otherwise use that information for repugnant sneakiness in service of satan. }:-D brendan avery 2.0 - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 310.779.2211 - santa monica, california > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 23:06 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Web bugs, cookies and redirects... > > > Can you explain this web bug technique, I haven't heard it before. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brendan Avery [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, 17 January 2002 4:13 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Web bugs, cookies and redirects... > > oops > > > i'm pretty sure that anything generated by <cfheader> would > generate a > > warning on nearly as many email clients as any kind of javascript > > would. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Why Share? Dedicated Win 2000 Server · PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionc FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
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