Thursday, May 22, 2008, 3:36:01 PM, you wrote:

> Tom @ 2008-5-21 9:59:42 PM
> "Mail tracking" <mid:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>>> To my knowledge this will only work with HTML mails that load
>>> contents from the web. If you stick to plain text or avoid loading
>>> content not delivered with the mail, this cannot happen. Please
>>> CMIIW.

>> Does reading html emails within TB already constitute this issue or
>> would you have to do more to "load content"?

> Since you are using version < 4 (or so), you cannot load external
> images unless you open the attached HTML file.

> So, unless you open the HTML file, you are safe*.

> In version 4, there is the Download URL Manager. You can use it to
> select which images are loaded. With a little inspection, you can
> usually figure out which image has the tracking code attached.

> * No absolute guarantees. But, I'd put money on it.

Either way, that is good enough for me and another reason for using
TB. Thanks everyone for clearing this up.

-- 
Tom
using TheBat! 3.99.29 on XP


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