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RE: [OT] email from self?
- Subject: RE: [OT] email from self?
- From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:29:11 -0000
Malcolm Surgenor <mailto:malcolm@xxxxxxx> scribbled on
03 February
2005 18:26:
> I rarely see spam emails nowadays thanks to some decent
> filtering but today i've noticed a few coming through that
> haven't been filtered out. I can see why not but can't
> figure out how it's done. The emails all appear in my inbox
> with the 'From' set to my own email address - i.e. my actual
> domain name email address and not any alias. Obviuosly i
> haven't sent them but is it possible from someone else to
> send out emails in my name? Should I be worried or just work out a
> way to filter them?
Yes, it's dead easy. You can even do it from the command line in
Windows. As a test, try altering your email client settings so it
thinks your email address is billyboy@xxxxxxx and email yourself.
It'll work (as long as your ISP lets it go through).
Cheers,
Andy
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http://www.andylaurence.co.uk
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