Re: Challenge-response mail filters considered harmful (was Re: Look

[Nathan E Norman <nnorman@incanus.net>]

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 09:32:25AM -0700, Alan Connor wrote:
> > From john@dhh.gt.org Thu Aug  7 09:27:07 2003
> > 
> > 
> > Carlos Sousa writes:
> > > Do you also have an account at my service provider? Or is it that you're
> > > just incapable of setting up your mail system to show the real origin of
> > > your emails? Anyway, you're incurring in mail forgery.
> > 
> > No he isn't.  His "From:" line reads "From: alanc".  As it contains no
> > domain your service provider's MTA adds its own.  He's still doing
> > something stupid, but it isn't forgery.
> > -- 
> > John Hasler
> > john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
> > Dancing Horse Hill
> > Elmwood, WI
> > 
> > 
> 
> Thanks John. Notice that I have fixed the problem. 

Now if you could fix your MUA so it doesn't break threads, we'll be
getting somewhere.

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Nathan Norman - Incanus Networking mailto:nnorman@incanus.net
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