Jim Dynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I sent a greeting card from a small commercial Flash card-maker to a > > number of people. The service automatically notified me when each card > > arrived on the recipient's desktop. > > How did it do this? Does that mean that when the email is opened, that > > it somehow dispatches a notice back to the original sender? [snip] > Don, you are correct. I sent a greeting card once and I started receiving > spam by the dozens. On TECHTV they had a spammer on and she said that if you > open the e-mail that it would send back a response to the spammer. > > So, the moral of the story is: > > Don't use e-greeting card sites, and don't open spam. Just can it ASAP.
As for not opening SPAM, why? unless you're using MSOE, Entourage or allowing graphics to be downloaded for html messages SPAM can be opened safely. I would recommend an excellent and very secure email client like Bare Bones Software's Mailsmith. Even MacSOUP is a decent no-frills solution for email. No html, no javascript or any other type of scripting = no fear of SPAM. Regards, Jamie Kahn Genet -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. -- Message scanned by the Sheriff -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
