November 01, 2002
New Outlook to give spammers the boot
New Outlook to give spammers the boot
When content is downloaded in spam e-mail it can act as what is known as a "Web beacon," telling the sender that the e-mail address is in fact valid, a technique used by spammers. Viewing the message in a preview pane without opening it is enough to trigger the Web beacon, analysts said. The beacon can lead to more unwanted mail from the original sender and, potentially, from other spammers who have access to the same mailing list.
Posted by rshah at November 1, 2002 12:00 PM