Reply LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 19-10-2006, 15:44   #1 (permalink)
transparent_opacity
funkin idiot
 
transparent_opacity's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Preston
Posts: 230
HTML email that bypasses Outlook image blocker?

I've had a few of these lately, emails from a certain stock photo site the manages to bypass the image blocker on Outlook 2003. I've not added them to my address book or ticked a box that would allow them through.

The source code for the email is:

HTML Code:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> <title>iStockpro.com - Save 25% on any Image Source CD/DVD</title> <style type="text/css" media="screen"><!--.content { color: #000; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; line-height: 16px ; background-color: #eee; padding: 30px 50px 28px; } .content a:link { color: #ec008c; text-decoration: underline } .content a:visited { color: #ec008c; text-decoration: underline } .content a:hover { color: #3d3d3d; text-decoration: underline } .footer { color: #acacac; font-size: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; background: #eee url('http://www1.istockphoto.com/generic_image_view/33197/33197') no-repeat left bottom; text-decoration: none; padding: 2px 50px 20px !important; } .footer a:link { color: #e0007a; text-decoration: none } .footer a:visited { color: #ec008c; text-decoration: none } .footer a:hover { color: #ec008c; text-decoration: none } .small { color: #525252; font-size: 10px; font-family: Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif;} .titleLine { color: #ec008c; font-size: 18px; font-family: Helvetica, Geneva, Arial, SunSans-Regular, sans-serif; line-height: 22px; } .logos td { padding-right: 30px; } --></style> </head> <body><IMG src="http://open.rm05.net/open/log/311448/ODk0OTgyODcwS0/0/NzA5NjU0ODQS1/1"><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="ARIAL"><CENTER>If you are unable to see the message below, <A href="http://recp.rm05.net/servlet/MailView?ms=MzExNDQ4S0&r=ODk0OTgyODcwS0&j=NzA5NjU0ODQS1&mt=1">click here to view</A>.</FONT><font face="ARIAL" color="#808080" size="2"><br></font></CENTER> <div align="center"> <table width="670" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" width="190"><img name="Cont_0" src="http://www1.istockphoto.com/generic_image_view/33201/33201" alt="" width="670" height="347" border="0" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="content" valign="top" width="190"><span class="titleLine">During October & November, buy any Image Source disc at iStockpro™ and get 25% off the purchase price.</span><br /> <br /> That’s any Image Source virtual or hard-good CD/DVD – no exclusions, just pick the titles you want and the 25% discount will be applied automatically at check-out.<br /> <br /> And with over 700 discs to choose from and more than 30 new ones each month, you can be sure you’ll find just what you need. Just log on to <a name="www_istockpro_com_user_file_se" href="http://recp.rm05.net/ctt?kn=2&m=311448&r=ODk0OTgyODcwS0&b=0&j=NzA5NjU0ODQS1&mt=1" target="_blank">iStockpro.com</a> and start building your collection.<br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="footer" valign="top" width="190"> <table class="logos" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td><a name="www_istockpro_com_user_file_se" href="http://recp.rm05.net/ctt?kn=2&m=311448&r=ODk0OTgyODcwS0&b=0&j=NzA5NjU0ODQS1&mt=1" target="_blank"><img name="Cont_1" src="http://www1.istockphoto.com/generic_image_view/33200/33200f" alt="" width="173" height="53" border="0" /></a></td> <td><a name="www_istockpro_com_user_file_se" href="http://recp.rm05.net/ctt?kn=2&m=311448&r=ODk0OTgyODcwS0&b=0&j=NzA5NjU0ODQS1&mt=1" target="_blank"><img name="Cont_2" src="http://www1.istockphoto.com/generic_image_view/33198/33198" alt="" width="125" height="53" border="0" /></a></td> </tr> </table> <br /> <br /> Some terms and conditions apply.<br /> You are subscribed to iStockpro.com as ** and have received this e-mail as per your settings in your control panel. To unsubscribe, <a name="OptOut" href="" >Click Here.</a> <br> To review our privacy statement online, please <a name="www_istockphoto_com_privacy_ph" href="" target="_blank">click here.</a><br> Don't miss any of your iStock mail. Add newsletter@istockpro.com to your address book.<br> Copyright © 2006 iStock International Inc. 1202 20th Ave SE Calgary, AB T2G 1M8 All rights reserved. iStockphoto®, iStockpro™, and CopySpace™ are trademarks of iStockphoto Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>

Do you reckon it's the lack of file extension that does it? Is that likely to cause any problems elsewhere? I see they've put the CSS in the head, so can't be that clever at html for email.

Last edited by transparent_opacity : 19-10-2006 at 17:00.
  Reply With Quote
Old 19-10-2006, 16:57   #2 (permalink)
sub
Shitcasket™
 
sub's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Brighton
Posts: 3,678
Send a message via MSN to sub Send a message via Skype™ to sub
Left your email address in there chief.
__________________
  Reply With Quote
Old 19-10-2006, 17:01   #3 (permalink)
transparent_opacity
funkin idiot
 
transparent_opacity's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Preston
Posts: 230
Cheers man
  Reply With Quote
Old 19-10-2006, 17:18   #4 (permalink)
Cooper
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 42
Those 'stock alert' spam scams avoid image blockers somehow as well.
  Reply With Quote
Old 19-10-2006, 19:10   #5 (permalink)
version
caspar (v)
 
version's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: new york
Posts: 52
yeah - i've noticed this. i'm gonna look into this ...
  Reply With Quote
Old 20-10-2006, 19:56   #6 (permalink)
transparent_opacity
funkin idiot
 
transparent_opacity's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Preston
Posts: 230
Well lack of file extensions didn't work, neither did image replacement using embedded or inline css :/
  Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2006, 06:13   #7 (permalink)
freelancr
Web Developer
 
freelancr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 2,010
its because outlook is shit. get thunderbird or change your mx records to gmail.
  Reply With Quote
Old 21-10-2006, 06:18   #8 (permalink)
transparent_opacity
funkin idiot
 
transparent_opacity's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Preston
Posts: 230
Quote:
Originally Posted by freelancr
its because outlook is shit. get thunderbird or change your mx records to gmail.

Thanks for that helpful input.
  Reply With Quote
Reply



Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search


Contact Us - Web Design Forums - Archive - Top
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.0.0 RC8