Maybe you're over thinking this one?  

CJ


On Jan 12, 2012, at 2:38 PM, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote:

> Well I got so fed up with my I phone saying sent from my I phone so I turned 
> it off altogether.  Now I hate it saying 'sent from my I phone'!
> On 12 Jan 2012, at 18:30, Emrah wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Lew: To the best of my knowledge, the signature setting on the iPhone Mail 
>> App is not synchronized through iTunes. Also, unless you jailbreak your 
>> phone, I am not aware of any proxy that would emulate the email as being 
>> sent from Ms Outlook or Apple Mail (Desktop version).
>> 
>> Kaleb, the reason why I spotted this is because I also have a console based 
>> client and one of the field I chose to see in my email headers is the user 
>> agent.
>> 
>> Now, I can say with a rather high certitude that some of the emails with 
>> signatures like Sent from my iPhone, or sent from my super cool iPhone, or 
>> sent from my super super cool iPhone… where in fact sent from a computer 
>> rather than a phone.
>> 
>> And Nancy, I totally approve your idea. I kept my signature on my iPhone for 
>> the exact same reason. The question here is why people add "Sent from my 
>> iPhone" while the email is actually sent from their computer?
>> 
>> Anyhow, I think we should disregard this thread. It did not meant to be 
>> offensive at all, but I am not sure this is leading anywhere good. :) 
>> 
>> All the best,
>> E
>> On Jan 12, 2012, at 6:39 PM, Mr. L. Alexander wrote:
>> 
>>> Mail interacts with the iphone through itunes and syncs to the account 
>>> used. so the signatures can also be populated.
>>> 
>>> also mail on the iphone can work through proxies.
>>> 
>>> lew
>>> 
>>> On 12 Jan 2012, at 17:36, Kaleb Ballzac wrote:
>>> 
>>>> It's both strange that people do this, and that you'd have the time to 
>>>> verify such things.
>>>> 
>>>> On Jan 12, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Emrah wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> People, I have a rather startling discovery to share, and I share it 
>>>> because I do not understand it.
>>>> 
>>>> Why do people add "Sent from my iPhone" or similar weird signatures that 
>>>> make it sound like the email was sent through a mobile device, while the 
>>>> user agent shows that they have been using Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail 
>>>> on a computer?
>>>> 
>>>> I might be missing something… But does this make a message look cooler?
>>>> 
>>>> Sorry if this post offends anyone, I am just curious to understand this. 
>>>> One possibility may be that the email somehow goes through a proxy and 
>>>> leaves the outbox through a computer… But I kind of doubt it.
>>>> 
>>>> Emrah
>>>> 
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