"Dick Hazeleger" <Dick@post_it_in_the_newsgroup.com> wrote in message news:vl16mk5j6uagc7@corp.supernews.com...
> YoKenny wrote:
>
> > Dick Hazeleger wrote:
> > > Dave Higham wrote:
> > >> "YoKenny" wrote:
> > >>> 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!!!
> >
> > In the 60's people took LSD to make the world wierd.
> > Now people take Prozac because the world is wierd.
>
> <LOL> Absolutely right!!!!

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