Bigstring.com email
Posted by creining | Filed under Security
I just heard on the radio an advertisement for an email service called Bigstring.com which offered the ability to erase, recall, and edit any sent email. After thinking about how this service works, I came up with the only way it would be feasible – by sending an HTML email with an IMG link to a “picture” of the email that resides on Bigstring’s servers. The recipient’s MUA simply renders the email off of Bigstring’s server at the same time allowing the sender to easily delete the email (remove the IMG) or edit the email (edit the IMG) from their Bigstring email account. Novel? Not really. Works with Mutt/Pine/etc? No. Appealing to Joe Sixpack? Likely. Breakable? Right-click, Save image as…
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