Customization}) is @code{shr}. In Gnus, this is overridden by the value
of @code{gnus-blocked-images} or the return value of the function that
@code{gnus-blocked-images} is set to (@pxref{HTML, ,HTML, gnus, Gnus
-manual}). The default is @code{""} that blocks all external images.
+manual}).
+
+Some @acronym{HTML} mails might have the trick of spammers using
+@samp{<img>} tags. It is likely to be intended to verify whether you
+have read the mail. You can prevent your personal information from
+leaking by setting this option to @code{""} (which is the default).
@item mm-w3m-safe-url-regexp
@vindex mm-w3m-safe-url-regexp