Hi, Phil wrote in msgid:[EMAIL PROTECTED] :
> I sometimes get spam that doesn't appear to contain anything in the > headers that should cause it to be sent to me! The headers you get to see in a received email are only part of the story. When an email is submitted to a mail server for delivery the mail server is also being told separately whom to deliver it to and from where the message originated. This must not necessary be the same address that appears in the headers you get to see. This information is handled separately in what is commonly referred to as 'the envelope'. Yet, some more sophisticated mail servers are so helpful to put this additional information in the actual lines that you get to see. This facilitates tracking down the intended recipient and the originator (which in the case of spam is faked most of the time anyway). The mail server over which your sample spam originated was not one of the sophisticated kind. :( Sending mail via BCC uses the envelope to tell a mail server who the mail should go to. The actual address will not show up in the mail headers. (Unless it is a badly configured mail server.) I hope this clarifies the matter. Regards, Markus -- Using The Bat! 1.63 Beta/8 under Windows NT 4.0 Build 1381 Service Pack 6 ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62r | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
