> Where on the computer is this beacon being stored? This beacon does not need to be stored anywhere. In the example I posted earlier ( http://mackraz.com/trickybit/readreceipt/ ) theline in the HTML email following logs the visit <<< Quote If you can see the following image, then your reading this message has been logged. <img src="http://216.103.110.140/mb/qx1.gif?msg_id= 1234&rcpt_to=Someone@youraddress.com& extra1=Any Comment> End Comment >>> Merely opening the message (while on line) lets the sender know you have read it. If they spam you, as long as they allocate a unique "msg_id" field they have tracked you. Terry A. called this progress, the future. Sadly he may have been right: it is becoming increasingly difficult to opt out of "active" browsing. It is supposed to "enhance" the whole internert eXPerience. In reality it empowers those who want to eXPloit all the open windows into your private life for commercial gain ... Maybe one day people will remember that the content (text and images) are really more important than fonts, colours, animations and jingles ... Bob
