Re: [SLE] Re: Is it possible to trace an email message routing?

From: Hartmut Meyer (hartmut.meyer_at_web.de)
Date: 02/29/04

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Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:47:39 +0100

    Hi,

    On Sunday 29 February 2004 19:05, Dylan wrote:
    > On Sunday 29 Feb 2004 17:50 pm, Hartmut Meyer wrote:
    > > On Sunday 29 February 2004 18:38, Dylan wrote:
    > > > On Sunday 29 Feb 2004 17:01 pm, des wrote:

    > > > > This is a neat trick to test whether the receiving party is
    > > > > receiving the emails, or not. Some folks never seem to receive
    > > > > your email...
    > > > >
    > > > > :-(
    > > >
    > > > Unless, of course, the recipient's MUA is configured to ignore such
    > > > request. So, it's nowhere near reliable and many might consider it
    > > > a security hole.
    > >
    > > s/security hole/privacy issue/
    >
    > Both - confirmation of a recieving mail address counts as a *potential*
    > security issue in my book.

    Agreed. But while it is "only" a "potential" security issue, it *is* by
    definition a privacy issue. Always (but of course, a user might decide he
    wants it anyway).

    Greetings from Bremen
    hartmut

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