Hey, we're not all PHBs, Erik! Some of us have to do the technical stuff ourselves....
<g,d&r> -----Original Message----- From: Erik Sojka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 09 August 2002 19:34 To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: Unsolicited Email Nobody on this should list should read the SMTP headers. > -----Original Message----- > From: Greg Deckler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 2:33 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: Re: Unsolicited Email > > > First, ignore the advice of reading the RFC's and headers. If an > individual signed up for a web email service such as Hotmail > or Yahoo! or > brain.com.pk under false pretenses then you will have to contact the > provider to see if they can help you track down the abuser. All the > headers are going to tell you is that the email message came from an > account on www.brain.com.pk which is pretty useless since you > already know > that. They should at least be able to disable the account for > you and may > have some information related to what computer was used to access that > account. > > If the user had instead used the common SMTP hack to forge a > From address, > then the RFC's and headers would come into play. But > depending on how they > did the hack, you still would probably not be able to > determine much if > they did anything to help cover their tracks. > > As you have discovered, in the world of SMTP and free email > services, it > is extremely easy to forge the From address of an email and it is > difficult, if not impossible to track this down if the person > doing it has > any amount of a brain what-so-ever. Tell your executives to > deal because > it is the nature of SMTP and the Internet. > > > Dear List, > > > > Today, our senior executive's received Illegal/unsolicited > email with = > > the name of one of our senior executive. His name was used > on free web = > > based email service (www.brain.com.pk). My question is how > can I trace = > > the culprit. > > > > Help in this regard is really appreciated. > > > > Thanks & Regards. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The information in this communication and any attachments is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient any use, review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please notify us immediately on 0191 261 2681 and delete the original message and any copies of it. Any opinions, conclusions or other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of Sanderson Townend & Gilbert are neither given nor endorsed by the firm. ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail has been scanned for all viruses by Star Internet. The service is powered by MessageLabs. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit: http://www.star.net.uk ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
