This is all really interesting, Mike. I've been wondering why when I've
tried to read a particular email from a company, that it tried to open a
webpage. It doesn't fully open; the page is empty. I can't see any html
but there is something in those emails that cause this to happen.
DL
Mike Monett wrote:
>
> Here's another reason to turn off html.
>
> When you receive spam, it often contains bured commands that send the
> spammers your
> email address. Here's an example of a <BODY command that forces your browser
> to
> open a new window as soon as you click on the email message:
>
> <body onload="window.open('http://www.instatracker.com/?click/terry/IAB2'...
>
> If you have html enabled, the spammers can do pretty much whatever they like,
> including downloading viruses to your computer.
>
> I receive daily all kinds of spam containing various html commands, scripts,
> javascript, and web bugs that track your computer while you are on line, etc.
> The
> spammers can easily identify that your email address is valid and active. The
> result is you get more spam.
>
> If you disable html, it should stop most of these commands from taking over
> your
> computer.
>
> So turning off html is not only good for the silver list, it is also good for
> you.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike Monett
>
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