I have my McAfee virus scan Internet Content Scanner block all the favourite
ad sites, like doubleclick.net and any others that I can find.  You wouldn't
believe the number of sites I have now with frames and pictures with (Cannot
be displayed) sections on them.  That combined with blocking all 3rd party
cookies should help prevent them from getting an authorization from me.  I'd
highly recommend this to everyone.

Trent
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Trent M. Davenport - Systems Administrator
Northern Television Systems Ltd - WHTV
203-4103 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H6
(867) 393-2225 X204, (867) 393-2224 FAX
www.whtvcable.com <http://www.whtvcable.com>  (
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  )



-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dave Salovesh
Sent: April 19, 2002 12:30 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Spam "Opt-Out" ?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Madscientist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

> Another interesting thing to note is that with an html most serious
> spammers have adopted a web server based analysis of their "exposure
> assessment". The simple act of viewing the email causes you
> to download one or more images from a web server they can see...
> They simply look at the web logs to know how many and in some
> cases which one's reached a target.

Yet ANOTHER reason to block HTML messages.  (That one never gets old...)

> It is our expectation these days that most opt-out email
> addresses are just for show unless the source is attempting to be
> legitimate.

I've lost count of the number of messages that include:

"You have received this message because you expressed an interest in hearing
from us.  We never send unsolicited messages.  To be removed from future
mailings..."

That disclaimer obviously lies twice - I never expressed such an interest,
and they ALWAYS send unsolicited messages.  Why would I think that they're
legitimately not going to contact me in the future?

--
Dave Salovesh
RAM Associates, Inc.
(800) 543-3635

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