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Re: "Legit Spammer"?
said by MJL :
I think what they mean by images and scripts being guaranteed is that the mailbox provider won't filter the text of the message to remove them before they even hit the user's mailbox. That seems reasonable to me on the face of it. That's what I was referring to. I thought it was obvious. Browsers do have an option to turn off all images, but I've never met anyone who actually used it.
Yahoo mail, for example, has an option in the email settings labeled "do not retrieve remote images referenced in emails" or similar. According to the article, and the company's website, the email provider overrides this user rule for the "certified" senders.
And I disagree with your judgment that it's acceptable. It's legal of course, as they're entitled to offer their email service on whatever terms they want. It is reprehensible though, because it's clearly contrary to account-holders' preferences. It's also deceptive: last time I looked, Yahoo at least did not disclose any exceptions to honoring users's preferences. |
