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Subject: 
Re: Signature Image Abuse
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Sat, 31 May 2003 18:13:09 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, Dan Boger wrote:
On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 05:23:13PM +0000, Orion Pobursky wrote:
You can do that now by putting an image in you post

right - that was my point.  The fact that you could put it in a sig is
the same thing, only easier.  Just wanted to point out something to
consider when allowing inline images.

Of course in practice it wouldn't be a very effective way for someone to snoop
because of image caching in clients.  They'd log a few hits here and there but
not likely enough for any meaningful tracking.

--Todd



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  Re: Signature Image Abuse
 
(...) right - that was my point. The fact that you could put it in a sig is the same thing, only easier. Just wanted to point out something to consider when allowing inline images. Dan (21 years ago, 30-May-03, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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