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----- Original Message -----
From: "abuse" <postmastergetinfo.org>
To: "Focus-MS" <focus-mssecurityfocus.com>
Cc: "VULN-DEVSECURITYFOCUS. COM" <VULN-DEVSECURITYFOCUS.COM>;
"BUGTRAQSECURITYFOCUS. COM" <BUGTRAQSECURITYFOCUS.COM>;
<win2ksecadviceLISTSERV.NTSECURITY.NET>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 10:12 PM
Subject: Email webbugs

> One of the things that has always bothered me about Outlook Express and
> Outlook is that they are susceptable to webbugs. Basically there are no
> options to block confirmation of your reading an email so any spammer can
> verify that your address is active as long as they can get you to just
view
> an email.
>
> A lot of people have difficulty understanding exactly what this means so I
> set up a demonstration page at http://www.nthelp.com/OEtest/oe.htm in an
> attempt to raise awareness of this nonsense and get MS to do something
about
> it. I don't know if other email programs like Eudora and Netscape are
> vulnerable to email webbugs so if anyone tests those please let me know
the
> results.
>
> Anyway, I've made the test site available to the public now so if you want
> to check your email reader, feel free.
>
> Geo.
>

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