Getting Email Addresses?

[Mike Kercher]

I would wonder if the sites in question were reading cookies from the users'
drives?  

Mike


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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Kai Schaetzl
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 11:32 AM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Getting Email Addresses?
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> Richard Siddall wrote on         Sun, 28 Mar 2004 08:57:10 -0500:
> 
> > and the browser sends the user's e-mail address as an anonymous FTP 
> > password when logging into the FTP server to retrieve the image.
> >
> 
> this is a myth, have a look at what the browser really sends. 
> I don't know any browser which would do this.
> 
> 
> Kai
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