Read RFCs 821 and 822 and you can see how the address to where the mail is sent (the "envelope" address) via SMTP doesn't have to match what is shown in the message headers.
Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP Freelance E-Mail Philosopher Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Justin Lape Sent: Friday, January 02, 2004 11:51 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: Exchange Users receiving messages not addressed to them Has anybody had any problems with any of their users receiving email a bogus alias? One of my Exchange users has recently been receiving emails addressed to an alias that does not exist anywhere on our domain? _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang =english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=exchange&text_mode=&lang=english To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
