I've seen some typed versions of this as well. I spend a lot of my time at work correcting misconceptions with facts. I think this presentation it has two minor inaccuracies.
1) I don't have the exact data handy on this topic, but I believe that the reference cancer boy in England is actually in his early 20's, not 35, but is cancer free and is tired of reporters and others hunting him down.
2) When the email tracking hoaxes started, email could not be tracked. But now technology exists in HTML formatted emails to track them. Usually called Web Bugs or Web Beacons, they're used by a lot of marketing firms and mid-range spammers. If you must use Outlook, I recommend the most recent version (Outlook 2003) which by default does not load external images in HTML emails.
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Date: 2004-04-10 09:05 am (UTC)Loved it!
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Date: 2004-04-10 11:11 pm (UTC)Good Humor
Date: 2004-04-11 12:21 pm (UTC)1) I don't have the exact data handy on this topic, but I believe that the reference cancer boy in England is actually in his early 20's, not 35, but is cancer free and is tired of reporters and others hunting him down.
2) When the email tracking hoaxes started, email could not be tracked. But now technology exists in HTML formatted emails to track them. Usually called Web Bugs or Web Beacons, they're used by a lot of marketing firms and mid-range spammers. If you must use Outlook, I recommend the most recent version (Outlook 2003) which by default does not load external images in HTML emails.