TY> Does allowing auto e-mail notification of e-
 TY> mails that have been read or deleted make one
 TY> more vulnerable to an e-mail virus attack? Is
 TY> there any know virus that would take advantage
 TY> of this feature?

 Consider these few lines as for what they are; wild guessing.

 I don't know for sure exactly how Outlook handle "automatic
email-notification", but I assume that automatic means there never
appears a dialog asking if you really want to send back a notification. In
that case it's a excelent way for any spammer to figure out not only how
frequently you read your mail but also what client you use for reading your
mail.

 If a trojan would alter the content of such notification, you could end up
with a nasty backdoor that identifies itself to its master whenever there
is mail sent to you.


 Besides, would there ever be a better way for a spammer to figure out not
only if your address is valid but also how frequent you read your own mail?

/ Pierre

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