It gets worse. Even if you remove the changes in your signature file, the program re-creates the changes. And, even if you remove Matador, you're often stuck with a code snippet buried somewhere in your system that will again modify the signature file back to their ad. And that has us seeing red.

MailFrontier is funded by one of the leading lights in the venture capital community, Tim Draper, and we're likely to see this product around. However, WE STRONGLY ADVISE YOU to avoid downloading this product, at least until the company changes its practice. If you'd like to read more about this particular issue, you can find coverage at NEWS.COM at:

http://news.com.com/2100-1023-958712.html

Have a great week, everyone!

David Gewirtz is Editor-in-Chief of the ZATZ publications. You can contact him at david@ZATZ.com. As part of David's ongoing quest to convince himself that he has something of a life, you can visit his personal Web site at http://www.gewirtz.com. Better living through technology, baby!