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  1. 09-26-2003, 09:31 PM #1
    General Mailbox Guest

    Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    Greetings.
    I've been reading so much, there's a few things I am sure I didn't save that
    I was interested in researching further.
    First one was about how to find or rid yourself of MS hidden files on your
    computer.
    Second was something about html code being sent in an e-mail as an invisible
    pixel or something that can send back to the sender an acknowledgement that
    the mail was read. This is done without recipient knowledge. Makes you
    want to read everything in plain text, huh? But I refuse to give up the
    pleasure of html messaging because of a few bad apples.
    Thank you for any references!
    B.rgds,
    Kevin


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  2. 09-26-2003, 11:48 PM #2
    YoKenny Guest

    Re: Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    General Mailbox wrote:
    > Greetings.
    > I've been reading so much, there's a few things I am sure I didn't
    > save that I was interested in researching further.
    > First one was about how to find or rid yourself of MS hidden files on
    > your computer.
    > Second was something about html code being sent in an e-mail as an
    > invisible pixel or something that can send back to the sender an
    > acknowledgement that the mail was read. This is done without
    > recipient knowledge. Makes you want to read everything in plain
    > text, huh? But I refuse to give up the pleasure of html messaging
    > because of a few bad apples.
    > Thank you for any references!

    Read here:
    http://www.bugnosis.org/faq.html
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  3. 09-27-2003, 05:10 AM #3
    Joe Moore Guest

    Re: Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    "General Mailbox" <keepspam@away.com> wrote:

    > But I refuse to give up the
    >pleasure of html messaging because of a few bad apples.

    Please provide details about the 'pleasure of html messaging'.
    I'm about to add <x-html><HTML> to my spam filters. I'd like
    to know what I'll be missing.

    joemooreaterolsdotcom
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  4. 09-28-2003, 03:49 AM #4
    BoB Guest

    Re: Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    >"General Mailbox" <keepspam@away.com> wrote:
    >
    >> But I refuse to give up the
    >>pleasure of html messaging because of a few bad apples.

    Have fun. You have everyone's permission. Subscribe to:
    microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion. The MVPs will try
    to help you repair your system.

    BoB
    For the duration of Swen, my address is inoperative.

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  5. 09-30-2003, 11:44 AM #5
    General Mailbox Guest

    Re: Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    The ability to embed pictures in the right place, background audio, and the
    different fonts that add an emotional tone to messages.
    Try changing your reader to read plain text only for awhile. If you like
    living in a box of facts, then that should be ok for you.
    Have a good day Joe! Seriously!
    Kevin

    "Joe Moore" <munged@bad.example.com> wrote in message
    news:08oanvcfpngcmuoegrgmids4rcfhvns7sj@4ax.com...
    "General Mailbox" <keepspam@away.com> wrote:

    > But I refuse to give up the
    >pleasure of html messaging because of a few bad apples.

    Please provide details about the 'pleasure of html messaging'.
    I'm about to add <x-html><HTML> to my spam filters. I'd like
    to know what I'll be missing.

    joemooreaterolsdotcom


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  6. 09-30-2003, 02:14 PM #6
    Joe Moore Guest

    Re: Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    "General Mailbox" <keepspam@away.com> wrote:

    (edited for readability)

    >"Joe Moore" <munged@bad.example.com> wrote in message
    >news:08oanvcfpngcmuoegrgmids4rcfhvns7sj@4ax.com.. .

    >>"General Mailbox" <keepspam@away.com> wrote:
    >>
    >> But I refuse to give up the
    >>pleasure of html messaging because of a few bad apples.

    >>Please provide details about the 'pleasure of html messaging'.
    >>I'm about to add <x-html><HTML> to my spam filters. I'd like
    >>to know what I'll be missing.

    >The ability to embed pictures in the right place, background audio, and the
    >different fonts that add an emotional tone to messages.

    OK. So far I haven't seen anything my friends think is necessary to
    communicate with me. They know that the English language can
    convey emotional content without the use of gimmickry. They
    also don't think it's necessary to sing to me when we're talking
    face to face. Which is just as well since they probably sing about
    as poorly as they use html.

    >Try changing your reader to read plain text only for awhile.

    That's not necessary since neither my email client nor usenet client
    does html.

    >If you like
    >living in a box of facts, then that should be ok for you.

    Don't you think your 'living in a box of facts' expression
    did a good job of expressing the disdain you feel for someone
    who would choose to live without the hype of html messaging?
    What background music or fonts do you think would be necessary
    to better express your meaning?

    >Have a good day Joe! Seriously!

    Thanks, I usually do. You too, I hope.


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  7. 10-07-2003, 05:18 PM #7
    Jay T. Blocksom Guest

    Re: Unable to find info again on html & hidden files

    On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 02:31:25 GMT, in <alt.privacy.spyware>, "General
    Mailbox" <keepspam@away.com> wrote:
    >
    > Greetings.
    > I've been reading so much, there's a few things I am sure I didn't save
    > that I was interested in researching further.
    > First one was about how to find or rid yourself of MS hidden files on
    > your computer.
    [snip]

    You near-certainly do NOT want to do that.

    A "hidden file" is simply one for which the "hidden" attribute bit is set in
    its directory listing. There are MANY very good reasons for doing this; and
    your typical WinBox stores MANY of these "hidden files", virtually all of
    them completely innocuous -- and *crucial* to the proper operation of your
    system.

    Strong suggestion: Don't screw around with stuff you don't understand.

    > Second was something about html code being sent in an e-mail as an
    > invisible pixel or something that can send back to the sender an
    > acknowledgement that the mail was read.
    [snip]

    Hit your favorite search engine using the search term "web bug". That
    should keep you busy for awhile.

    > This is done without recipient knowledge.
    [snip]

    Only if said recipient is dumb/foolish enough to use a mail client which
    auto-renders HTML.

    > Makes you
    > want to read everything in plain text, huh?
    [snip]

    Well, *duhhhh*.

    > But I refuse to give up the
    > pleasure of html messaging because of a few bad apples.
    [snip]

    Excuse me?

    What on Earth could you possibly be referring to by "the pleasure of html
    messaging"?!? There is simply no such animal. HTMLobotmized e-mail is
    inherently EVIL. It is painfully obvious that you desperately need to do
    some more reading:

    <http://www.delux.com/articles/HTMLmail.html>,
    <http://www.betips.net/etc/evilmail.html>
    <http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,41639,00.html>
    <http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil.shtml>
    <http://www.georgedillon.com/web/html_email_is_evil_still.shtml>
    <http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/>
    <http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html>
    <http://www.delux.com/articles/HTMLmail.html>
    <http://www.netby.dk/Oest/Europa-Alle/vermeer/plain.html>
    <http://www.georgedillon.com/web/netiquette.shtml?printable>
    <http://www.strom.com/awards/192.html>


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