OE6 on XPsp2 is smart like this now too, by default blocks all external content.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Chan" jeffc@surbl.org To: discuss@lists.surbl.org Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [SURBL-Discuss] Read this policy please
Which is one reason why good mail clients like The Bat! don't get or display images in messages. In an age of spammer list washing, it seems highly unwise to allow a message to trigger an external network call. Grabbing that invisible gif confirms the successful delivery and reading of the message....
Jeff C.
"If it appears in hams, then don't list it."