Woody- To the best of my knowledge this wouldn't be possible if you use AOL's email program as long as you do not enable graphics and links from unknown sources which is the default in AOL's email program. Joan In a message dated 8/8/2008 10:47:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: A "phone home" is when something in the e-mail sends information back to a designated computer. It may be validating your IP address or e-mail address, or it may be calling the home computer to send some graphics. For example, there are e-mails from businesses that have no attachments, and yet they have lots of graphics in them. How do they get there? What is happening is that when the e-mail is opened, the e-mail "phones home" asking for the graphics, and the graphics are sent to your computer to show all of the necessary displays. Woody **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/cars-BMW-128-2008/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00050000000017 )