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Ok, but then Google's still making a request to, here, a user-specific URL. The spammer may not know where you are, but they now know that your address exists.
by plorg 13y ago
Ok, but then Google's still making a request to, here, a user-specific URL. The spammer may not know where you are, but they now know that your address exists.
- spb 13y agoBut they already knew that because they didn't get a bounce response.
- jtheory 13y agoThey don't normally get bounce requests, though -- a tracking image is easier. You've probably noticed that most spam comes from "borrowed" email addresses, not ones the spammer actually controls. If anyone ever sends a ton of spam with your email address on it (this has happened to me) it really drives the point home.