Hello Chris,

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:50:06 -0500 GMT (13/04/2006, 10:50 +0700 GMT),
Chris wrote:

>> I am just wondering how that service works. The sender will now *how
>> long* I view a message, and I wouldn't even know about it?

C> They use an embedded image (web bug). So, since The Bat! doesn't
C> download images from the web (nor do most modern clients [Outlook 2003
C> INCLUDED!], by default), we are safe.

So, the sender is paying hard-earned money for nothing. ;-)

C> A sample message's source looks like this:

Ugly, ugly.

C> Still, the how long question remains unresolved.

Seems to work only when the recipient uses a web interface to read his
mail.

-- 

Cheers,
Thomas.

Why do people give each other flowers? To celebrate various important
occasions, they're killing living creatures? Why restrict it to
plants? "Sweetheart, let's make up. Have this deceased squirrel."
http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/

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