Sneaky email messages

Bob Sneidar bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com
Mon Jul 31 10:45:35 EDT 2017


You would probably be flagged as malware and the user alerted in any event. Collecting ANY information and sending it down the wire can be construed by end users as spyware. 

Bob S


> On Jul 29, 2017, at 07:58 , Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> " When Livecode executes the *revMail* command, the user's email program is opened (*if necessary*) and a new email message with the specified parameters is created.
> The user can change any of the settings before sending the message, and the message is *not sent automatically*: the user must explicitly send it (for example,
> by clicking a "Mail" button in the email program)."
> 
> My colourisation.
> 
> Is there a way to:
> 
> 1. prevent the end-user's email client opening?
> 
> 2. send an email message automatically?
> 
> OK: let me be direct and open about this:
> 
> I want standalones sitting on machines of clients of mine to send me their MAC addresses and the type of operating system they are using.
> 
> 3. Would I be an "underhand so-and-so" if I did this?
> 
> I am aware that many items of software "phone home".
> 
> Richmond.
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