Re: Sending using my @debian.org in gmail
On Fri, Nov 30, 2018 at 10:17:47PM +0800, 殷啟聰 | Kai-Chung Yan wrote:
> > There is a Gmail trick where you can add one send-as email and provide smtp.gmail.com credentials.
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> > You might have to create an app password.
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> > I think that this guide does something similar to what I did:
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> > https://blog.alexlenail.me/i-want-to-send-emails-from-my-google-domains-email-through-gmail-992bb3eae4c9
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> Just got my DD account and got the trick working, thanks for the tips!
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> However this worries me. During the setup there is no Debian involvement, and that means anyone can do the same trick to pretend to own my Debian address.
>
That is just how email works. With the help of a cooperating mail
server (which is trivial to setup) anybody in the world can send mail
with any from address that they wish. This problem is not unique to
Debian.
Regards,
-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sánchez
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