MSGTAG Question

[danospamweber@wiktel.com]

Thanks for everyones info about Panda AV. I think I will keep it. Seems to
work really well.

ONe more question though. I have seen a e-mail thing called MSGTAG that
lets you know if your e-mail has been read by the person you sent it to and
was wondering if this is safe to use? I am wondering if all my mail would
be read or stored somewhere if I were to use that program. The thought that
comes to my mind is "why would anyone make a free program like that if there
weren't getting something out of it themselves?"

Any input on this program would be helpful for me.

Thanks again
Web

[YoKenny]

danospamweber@wiktel.com wrote:
> Thanks for everyones info about Panda AV. I think I will keep it.
> Seems to work really well.
>
> ONe more question though. I have seen a e-mail thing called MSGTAG
> that lets you know if your e-mail has been read by the person you
> sent it to and was wondering if this is safe to use? I am wondering
> if all my mail would be read or stored somewhere if I were to use
> that program. The thought that comes to my mind is "why would anyone
> make a free program like that if there weren't getting something out
> of it themselves?"
>
> Any input on this program would be helpful for me.

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

[Dave Higham]

"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

[Dick Hazeleger]

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

[YoKenny]

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.

[Dick Hazeleger]

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!!!!

Dick