[Blindtlk] The Matilda Zeigler Magazine For The Blind

Wed Apr 16 14:54:40 UTC 2014

I am not a technology expert, but from what I know, there are several ways 
that an email sender can determine if an email is read. Firstly, the read 
receipt. This is mostly used in personal correspondence, and the recipient 
can decide to acknowledge receipt or not. The 2nd way is with a tracking 
image. When you open the email, your computer tries to go download the image 
from the sender's server. If you are like me, you have your email set to 
never download images. The 3rd way is with cookies. If you are like me, you 
set your email client to disable all cookies, and only download emails in 
plain text. By default all the tracking options I know about are blocked. 
Perhaps someone with more technical knowhow can chime in with other tracking 
options and the corresponding countermeasures.

Perhaps the readers of this publication are like me, and don't like being 
tracked, and try to minimize it if and when possible.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren at catlines.com>
To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 8:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Matilda Zeigler Magazine For The Blind

> Hi,
> Yes, Ziegler could set it up so that we are given the option to send a 
> read
> receipt, but we can always choose to say yes or no.  So I still do not 
> know
> how they would know if all of their subscribers were opening the email or
> choosing not to send a read receipt. When I was receiving their emails, I
> was not given the option of sending a read receipt so I don't know how 
> they
> would know if I, personally, opened their email or not.
> Thanks
> Lauren
>
> advice from my cats: "meow when you feel like it."
> "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." 
> ~
>
> Albert Schweitzer
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark H
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 2:57 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Matilda Zeigler Magazine For The Blind
>
> I remember, several years ago, when I had Outlook at work, you could 
> select
> a function that would notify you when the client opened the email.
>
> Diane
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 15, 2014, at 4:47 PM, "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren at catlines.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>> I don't think anyone can tell whether people open their emails or not.
>> Thanks
>> Lauren
>>
>> advice from my cats: "meow when you feel like it."
>> "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and
>> cats." ~
>>
>> Albert Schweitzer
>> curious about Thirty-One? New spring lineup now available:
>> www.LettingTheCatOutOfTheBag.com
>> Purchase my new book:there's more than one way to be okay at:
>> www.TheresMoreThanOneWay.com
>> Cat lovers, please visit me at:
>> www.catlines.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>> cheryl echevarria
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 12:26 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] The Matilda Zeigler Magazine For The Blind
>>
>> I spoke to someone who is with the NFB here in NY who is a writer, and
>> he said they are looking at other ways for people to get it, since
>> they are finding that people aren't reading there e-mails.
>> There is a way to track to see if e-mails are opened and read, and
>> they determine if it is worth it.
>> They should just make the Newsletter accessible via mobile app as well
>> as regular e-mail.
>> That is what I do, but I am not them.
>>
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>>> Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:13:26 -0400
>>> From: rbacchus228 at gmail.com
>>> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] The Matilda Zeigler Magazine For The Blind
>>>
>>> Dear Blind Talk Members,
>>>
>>> I was just wonering 1from any of you have heard anything about the
>>> Matilda Ziegler Magazine For The Blind.  It's a ame that they
>>> suspended publication in January of this year.  For two nears I've
>>> looked forward to receiving it every Monday afternoon in my inbox.  I
>>> loved reading the recipes that were submitted each week.
>>>
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