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Looked at that. It had good information. > Note that the human readable FROM header in email is part of the > DATA, and SIMS does not look at the DATA, it only looks at the > "envelope". The envelope is the stuff that appears before the DATA, > namely: I knew that SIMS wouldn't read any of the data from the message, but I guess my question related to what information in the envelope SIMS does verify and in that verification whether the information you get from that conversation is accurate. > SIMS never attempts to validate the local part (before the @) of the > MAIL FROM item. Don't need the local part validated at this point. The domain would suffice right now. So, if in fact, that is what SIMS already does, then I guess my question is answered. Thanks, Chris ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
