Comments on: Is It Anyone’s Business Whether or Not I Read Their E-mail? http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail Thoughts, ramblings and rants... Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mail Man http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-9396 Mail Man Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:37:19 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-9396 There's lots of good reasons to track email and different methods of doing it. Thesre's a couple outlined here - http://www.demonzmedia.com/DemonzBlog/?p=6 One of the main reasons to do it is that it indicates whther or not there might be errors in your emails, plus the email client programs people are using to open the email - this is useful to know as email clients are extremely volatile when it comes to html markup. It is odd that they would actually contact you to tell you how soon it had been since you opened the email. Make a point by not opening it ;) There’s lots of good reasons to track email and different methods of doing it. Thesre’s a couple outlined here -

http://www.demonzmedia.com/DemonzBlog/?p=6

One of the main reasons to do it is that it indicates whther or not there might be errors in your emails, plus the email client programs people are using to open the email – this is useful to know as email clients are extremely volatile when it comes to html markup. It is odd that they would actually contact you to tell you how soon it had been since you opened the email. Make a point by not opening it ;)

]]> By: John Martin http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-9 John Martin Tue, 23 May 2006 14:33:21 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-9 Would have to check this one out... Interesting though. When I have a bit of down time at work, I will try and look this one up. Would have to check this one out…
Interesting though. When I have a bit of down time at work, I will try and look this one up.

]]> By: Barry O'Donovan http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-7 Barry O'Donovan Wed, 10 May 2006 10:40:02 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-7 Colm - if you get some information I'd love to hear it. With regard to opening HTML mail, in fairness I normally do not "click to allow" which is why I've never disabled that KMail feature. This one just caught me off guard... and it was the boldness of the sender to tell me how long after he sent the mail that I read it that got me really pissed off! Colm – if you get some information I’d love to hear it. With regard to opening HTML mail, in fairness I normally do not “click to allow” which is why I’ve never disabled that KMail feature. This one just caught me off guard… and it was the boldness of the sender to tell me how long after he sent the mail that I read it that got me really pissed off!

]]> By: Proinnsias http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-6 Proinnsias Wed, 10 May 2006 10:25:10 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-6 Of course - in future your proxy (or local DNS) will now be reporting that img.msgtag.org == 127.0.0.1 :) Of course – in future your proxy (or local DNS) will now be reporting that img.msgtag.org == 127.0.0.1 :)

]]> By: Michele http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-5 Michele Tue, 09 May 2006 18:43:34 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-5 A lot of marketing types use these things to track email open rates etc., While it can be very handy for tracking newsletters I would find this kind of usage a bit abusive. I'm not sure about the legality, but as most of my mail is filtered for this kind of junk it's never been an issue :) A lot of marketing types use these things to track email open rates etc., While it can be very handy for tracking newsletters I would find this kind of usage a bit abusive. I’m not sure about the legality, but as most of my mail is filtered for this kind of junk it’s never been an issue :)

]]> By: Colm MacCarthaigh http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-4 Colm MacCarthaigh Tue, 09 May 2006 16:55:38 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-4 It's an interesting, but highly complex, legal question. I'll try and get an answer for you, but I don't think it will be at all clear cut. Regardless; open HTML-email at your peril. There's just no good reason to ever do this, it's simply broken. It’s an interesting, but highly complex, legal question. I’ll try and get an answer for you, but I don’t think it will be at all clear cut.

Regardless; open HTML-email at your peril. There’s just no good reason to ever do this, it’s simply broken.

]]> By: Ciaran O'Riordan http://www.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/comment-page-1#comment-3 Ciaran O'Riordan Tue, 09 May 2006 14:31:38 +0000 http://blog.barryodonovan.com/index.php/2006/05/09/is-it-anyones-busines-whether-or-not-i-read-their-e-mail/#comment-3 FWIW, it's never caused me any problems that my mail reader doesn't load external references. YMMV but it's worth considering. I'm sure that many spammers use this idea to find out what addresses lead to a successful reading of their spam. FWIW, it’s never caused me any problems that my mail reader doesn’t load external references. YMMV but it’s worth considering. I’m sure that many spammers use this idea to find out what addresses lead to a successful reading of their spam.

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