So what are you guys saying now: that it is *likely* to get forged emails using specialized means?
I still give myself benefit of the doubt and verify my remote contact through live interaction like phone calls and the like. On Sat, 13 May 2006 18:04:47 +0800 "Roger Filomeno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >The real kicker is using a customised smtp server or a network of smtp > servers. > you can use fsockopen to connect to an open relay server, then most > servers also removes the client's sender IP in which case it will just > lead you to a dead end at the mail server's IP > > :) > > On 5/13/06, Rogelio Serrano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 5/13/06, Eri Mendz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So ang huling "Received: from" pala matutukoy. Pwde ba to ma forge or > > no? In my case im looking at several emails that i have suspicion with > > however the originating ip's point to the same location. The strange > > thing is: in the email body the company address shown is different, > > eg., UK ang office pero ang ip origin Nigeria. Possible ba to? > > > > > > Thank you Peter sa input mo. > > > > > > > All headers in an smtp email can be forged. > > > > The "received from:" header chain cannot be forged though. Additional > > entries can be added before the email is actually sent. and the real > > ip can actually be found after the first few inserted headers. > > > > The real kicker is using a customised smtp server or a network of smtp > > servers. > > > > The only practical way to protect yourself from forged smtp headers is > > to use signed email or use x.400 ;-) > > > > I heard the us military is using x.400 email to send and receive data. > > Even among planes and tanks. Imagine what it would be like if they > > used smtp instead. > > > > -- > > www.smsglobal.net SMS Global Ltd Short Message Service For Seafarers > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > > -- > -- > To contact me anytime and anywhere via SMS: > MSG GODIE <YOUR MESSAGE> > then send to 2948 for Globe/Sun and 3940 for Smart. > > You want to have your own Mobile Address like me? Get it FREE at > www.Txtmokko.com > -- > PUT YOUR ADS ON THE HAND OF 35 MILLION PEOPLE. GET YOUR DOMAIN FOR MOBILE > AT http://www.TxtDOMAIN.com > _ > Roger P. Filomeno > Mobile Specialist / R&D > http://corruptedpartition.blogspot.com/ > > * Finger Apps Inc, http://fingerapps.com * TXTMOKKO, > http://txtmokko.com* MyAyala, > http://myayala.com * KayaMoney e-Commerce, http://kayamoney.com/ * > KayaShop e-Market, http://kayamoney.com/shop/ * Registered Linux User # > 367694 * PGP IDs: 0xCB5F3FF7 / 0xDF7D2589 (http://keyserver.pgp.com) > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
