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[Susie924]

Question for anyone:
The following messages that I am copying have to do with my winking eye.
Can someone explain to me in easy terms what he's talking about?
TIA
By: DueDillinger
30 Jun 2003, 01:36 PM EDT Msg. 35477 of 35480
(This msg. is a reply to 35473 by mastery1111.)
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1- Notice the winking eye image...

...on that IHUB post. It's served from outside IHUB itself. If a poster uses an image on a website they control, they can log the IP address of everyone who reads the post. IHUB permits a feature called imbeds or imbedded URLs, and because these imbeds can activate scripts and other automations at their source, it's a potentially dangerous feature.

By: DueDillinger
30 Jun 2003, 01:41 PM EDT Msg. 35478 of 35480
(This msg. is a reply to 35477 by DueDillinger.)
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1- Furthermore...

...by matching the time of a reply with your server log of IP addresses where the time is also listed, one can easily figure out the IP address for any alias. If you're concerned about privacy, be sure to hide your real IP address even when just browsing on IHUB.
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