Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> FWIW, not many people know that the "From" header in the message body >> may be totally different from the "From" in the SMTP envelope and that >> the "From" header isn't used for message transport or delivery. >> >> > I would have thought that anyone that got SPAM with their own > address as both the To: and From: address would have noticed that, > but I could be over-estimating people... > Yes.... Most people would simply look at it and say "how did that happen". And, frankly, *most* people don't know what "headers" are...nor have any idea what SMTP is what a distributor cap does. :-) > You could also look at any message on the list and see the same > thing. From your message: > > (envelope-from <fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx> > From: Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko(at)greshko.com> > > Somehow I hope that folks on this list are a bit more technically aware than *most* people. :-) -- You canna change the laws of physics, Captain; I've got to have thirty minutes! Mei-Mei.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSz_koUhSg
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