Dave Higham wrote:

>
> "YoKenny" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote in message
> news:NlA3b.23318$kH3.13240@news02.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
> >
> > MSGTAG is stupid marketing hype. With all the virus/worms and
> > spammer tracking tricks called "web bugs" many people are making
> > their email
> clients
> > only work in "plain text only" mode. Besides, I would not trust
> > them
> after
> > reading their privacy policy. In fact I have the following in my
> > HOSTS
> file
> > to totally disable them.
> >
> > 127.0.0.1 img.msgtag.com
> > 127.0.0.1 www.msgtag.com
> >
>
> Hmm, kinda think that's an over-reaction - not sure why you distrust
> them so much. I used it in the past and it was OK, receipt of the
> email triggers an automatic notification to the sender - no clicking
> is required by the receiver. As you said though, it doesn't work if
> the email client is set to plain text mode. In response to the
> original poster - I believe the free software is a cut-down version,
> if you pay for the upgrade you get additional features.
>
> Dave

Dave,

I have one simple question: Do you like being tracked by web bugs? If
so, then go ahead and let yourself be tracked, but to do so to
others... If I would receive such messages there would be a first time
warning, the next occurrance of the same... killfile, period end of
story!

This technique first requires you to send the bulkiest of all mail
types: HTML-mail, and then it sends little spies in the message, just
so you know that the message was received/read? This world really has
gone mad, and the worst is... people think it's normal to do so!!!

Dick