frank theriault mused: > > On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:10:53 -0400, Mat Maessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I get the same tag on messages from you, Frank. > > Perhaps it's the bunny ears? > > > > Yeah, someone else mentioned the same thing to me off-list. > > I guess G-mail is all confused about this list thing, because when > that other person and I e-mailed each other off-list, the ominous > messages didn't appear. Then, back on-list, they were still there.
It's not confused - it's reporting the fact that the "From:" header in the message (set, by the list software, to the name of the original poster) doesn't match the "Envelope From" header saying who is making the post - in this case, the list redistribution server. There's no way to distinguish between address 'forging' for good causes (such as list software) and the same techniques being used for malicious purposes (such as would be done by spammers and/or identity thieves). gmail just reports the anomoly, and lets the user decide what to do.
