On Sat, Oct 05, 2002 at 10:35:00PM -0400, Rob Reid wrote: : : At 8:21 AM EDT on October 5 Viktor Lakics sent off: : > : > I have a crazy idea, I wanted to ask you about: Has anyone ever : > tried to work out how to autoview graphics inside mutt? : : You might know this already, but a common spammer tactic is to include images : in their html mails like <img : src="http://spam.server.com/Viktor_actually_read_this_spam.gif";> that let : them know that you actually read their spam, *if* you read the message in a : graphical browser. From then on you can count on that address receiving the : GSSSP (Gross Solar System Spam Product).
If you open an HTML email with a web browser with ad-blocking features, you should be okay. Also, you can set your browser to not load images automatically. -- Eugene Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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