144781 - SPAM defense - don't load images based on reading of HTML email

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 28327

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Message Display, enhancement)

Description

[Bryce Mozilla Nesbitt]

I propose Mozilla behave differently when reading email:

Spammers have a good trick.  They send a HTML email with an <img src="..">. 
That link is coded in such a way they can track how many people are reading the
SPAM.  Worse, it can be coded to CONFIRM individual email addresses.  It can
tell where and when you read your email.

I would like single simple "silent" or "stealth" setting.  Mozilla would promise
to make no additional network activity based on reading of mail.

As an example, images INCLUDED IN the email would show up fine, and images
LINKED TO would not. Return-receipts already require confirmation.  Why are HTML
images any different?

I'd like to have ALL outgoing network events, based on incomming email, require
my confirmation.

Comment 1

[Alfonso Martinez]

This is already possible in the trunk builds (I don't think it has been added to
RC2 or will be in 1.0) using View->Message Body As->Plain HTML

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 28327 ***

Comment 2

[Bryce Mozilla Nesbitt]

I'm certainly looking for more.  A general purpose 'preference' that Mozilla not
initiate outgoing network connections without explicit authorization.

Comment 3

[laurel]

marking verified as duplicate