Does anyone know why or how I'm getting emails sent to me that looks like I have sent it myself
Ex. Subject: Blah Bla Blah Enlargement From: "jenny smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thanks
Randy Zumwalde
Randy
The greatly simplified explanation is that the FROM and TO headers that you see in your email client can be easily faked and have nothing to do with how the mail is handled.
The real addressing info is contained in the "envelope" portion of the email exchange. The mail server discards the envelope so you don't get to see it.
A long winded but good explanation of the SMTP protocol can be found here:
http://www.canadaemails.com/smtp.en?page1
To skip directly to the "envelope" discussion, go here:
http://www.canadaemails.com/smtp.en?page6
I have no affiliation with the referenced site.
-- Neil
Neil Herber Corporate info at http://www.eton.ca/ Eton Systems, 15 Pinepoint Drive, Nepean, ON, Canada K2H 6B1 Tel: (613) 829-4668
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