Mail servers don't enfore the from address. Anyone can send mail from their own server with any address. You need to dig around in the mail headers to see that the sending server's IP wasn't part of that domain.
On 7/1/06, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good morning, all. > > I, like many others, get phishing emails frequently, and can catch the > spoof simply by looking at the hyperlinks of addresses.such as > [EMAIL PROTECTED], which going to [EMAIL PROTECTED], > but my question is: > > How can a phishing email be sent from [EMAIL PROTECTED] ? How can > the PayPal.com domain be used if their email servers are set up correctly? > > I ask because I get phishing email sent to me using my own domain > frequently, > but I assume I haven't got everything set up perfectly, nor do I know how. > It's > not too bad to live with at this point. I just wonder how that can do that > with > PayPal's domain, as well. > > Rick > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:245218 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
