So the solution here is to preclude all images from being loaded and all links from being activated. I doubt either my partner in business or my customers are going to want to go to that extent.
I'm beginning to agree with the person who's solution is to "hang all the spammers". Just my humble opinion! Bruce Barnes The ChicagoNetTech http://www.ChicagoNetTech.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Madscientist Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 07:50 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Spam Mail Bouncer for IMail Cookies are not required... Any image attached to an HTML email will suffice for tracking email marketing data... One only need set up the web server that delivers the image so that it's log is interlinked to the marketing database, and as soon as the html email is viewed, and the image served, the viewer is found out. _M | -----Original Message----- | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of | Sheldon Koehler | Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:39 PM | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Spam Mail Bouncer for IMail | | | > The Washington state law is effectively a national U.S. law. It's | > impossible to tell from an E-mail address what state a user | is in, so | > if you send even 1 E-mail, it may be subject to the Washingon state | > law. So if Congress enacted an identical bill, there would be very | > little difference from what you see today. | | And in light of the new way Spammers are using cookies | (http://news.com.com/2100-1023-875992.html) we are looking at | an amendment to the law based on privacy concerns. We are | drafting a letter to the state AG and WUTC very soon to | address these new concerns. | | Attach a cookie to an HTML email, go to jail (I still prefer | the death penalty for Spam...). | | Sheldon | | | Sheldon Koehler, Owner/Partner http://www.tenforward.com | Ten Forward Communications 360-457-9023 | Nationwide access with neighborhood support! | | "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's | time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain | | | | | Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html | to be removed from this list. | | An Archive of this list is available at: | http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%| 40list.ipswitch.com/ | | | Please visit the Knowledge Base for | answers to frequently asked | questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ | | Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit the Knowledge Base for answers to frequently asked questions: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
