Update - Web Bug File

[Alex Neuman]

I only meant localhost as a placeholder.
On Oct 28, 2015 7:49 PM, "Mark Sapiro" <mark at msapiro.net> wrote:

> On 10/28/2015 05:43 PM, Brenda Bell wrote:
> > Actually, that makes me ask another question… will MailScanner work with
> > a file URL like file:///etc/MailScanner/1x1spacer.gif?
>
>
> Essentially no. The problem is MailScanner disarms the web bug by
> replacing it's URL with a safe one that doesn't include tracking info.
>
> The issue is if MS puts a file:/// URL in the message as the src of the
> image, the client reading the message is probably on the user's
> workstation or phone or tablet and the file:/// URL won't work because
> the image is on the server, not the client.
>
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