> isn't it cute how people change terminology and create new terms which sound > inoffensive.. a known piece of spyware called a 'web bug' becomes a > friendly little 'web beacon' so easily. karl I once thought it was only politicians that employed "spin doctors" but they seem to have infiltrated the computer industry too. Remember cropping - now known as "focal length multiplication" ;o) It's easy to understand why ad men and businesses want to force you to read messages in HTML format - what is less understandable is why MicroSoft do not provide an option on outlook/OE to read messages as plain text. There is an explanation and optional demo at: http://mackraz.com/trickybit/readreceipt/ I'll let you know if it generates any spam to the email address I gave it - heck, I didn't use my own ;o) Bob PS: is you can see the following image your computer is immune to all forms of snoopware
