Re: How to obtain a yahoo username off a computer

["Fred W. Noltie Jr." <noltie () airmail net>]

Mike Dresser wrote:

> Create a webbug on a server you control(1x1 pixel .jpg or something)
>
> Email the yahoo account, and when he opens it, it will download the
> webbug, and that will show up on your machine with a time, ip(which would
> belong to your netblock), and the url that he accessed.
>
> Send the email when you know the person will open it at work, otherwise
> he might get it while at home, which will defeat the purpose.
>
> Mike

This will not work if the user has disabled image downloads in his Yahoo 
mail preferences.

Fred Noltie




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