I'm taking this thread off track once again. You think Google is watching: try didtheyreadit.com software. http://didtheyreadit.com/# You sign up and get to spy on those whom you send an email. But didtheyreadit.com gets to spy on you. The software seems like a perfect set up to get users to download it for more control. I tried to see what software needs to be installed for the 'background program' (sure sounds like spyware to me), but I can't get information unless I signup. But here's some press links: E-mail tracking service ready to go E-mailers can know when, whether and even where you read their messages, according to Rampell Software. The company plans to formally launch a message-monitoring service called DidTheyReadIt? The service costs $50 a year. To use it, register on the Web site and attach the phrase "didtheyreadit.com" to the end of an e-mail address. The tracking is invisible to recipients, according to Alex Rampell, the Cambridge, Mass.-based firm's CEO. Here's the Web site. Rampell said Didtheyreadit can be used by, among others, job applicants to make certain their resumes were received by employers and not shunted into junk e-mail folders. Similarly, parents can make sure their children are reading messages. "It gives you a piece of mind and that's what our software does," he said. Interview with Rampell. Rampell also expects some controversy. Several critics have said the service is an invasion of privacy. "People thought Caller ID was an invasion of privacy too," he countered. "New technology brings with it increased risks and also increased responsibility for people who use it." C 1997-2004 MarketWatch.com, Inc. Source URL: www.investors.com/breakingnews.asp?journalid=21288840&brk=1 Tracking Your Email Did you ever wonder whether someone actually reads your email? Well, now you can find out. The web site company, DidTheyReadIt.com offers a program that allows you to secretly track emails you send. You'll see whether someone opens your email, how long they keep it open, even where they're reading your email. The service costs $50 a year and is marketed to sales people, students and job hunters Source URL: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/news/7oys/052004_7oys_readit.html best, jillana Jillana Enteen jillana@jillana.net http://jillana.net