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Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org

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jacob navia <jacob@jacob.<censored>.fr> wrote:

> That means I was right when I changed my "nospam" address for my real 
> address. At least I can now complain that somebody is using my email 
> address!

True, but I think you have it the wrong way 'round. You should put your
fake address in your From: header, and your real one in your Reply-To.
See, for example, my own headers. Both addresses are mine, as should be
obvious; but they're treated differently.
The From: header, which is sent in newsgroup header lists and therefore
easily collected by spammers, goes straight to my spam box. If you send
a message to it and I see it, you got lucky. This address can safely be
broadcast all over the 'net; I don't care how much spam I get to it. You
should put your spamsink.net address there.
The Reply-To: is only collected when you get the complete message, body
and all. Spammers rarely bother to get this, which is why it's safer.
Mail sent to it does get passed through my provider's spam filter, but
the survivors arrive in my main mail box. This address should _not_,
please, be put on web sites or displayed in clear; only legitimate mail
clients should use it. This is where you put your main mail address, and
that is why I've censored it above.

In short: you have the right solution, but for your spam filter's sanity
you should swap the two addresses. Unless I'm mistaken and you really
_do_ use spamsink.net as your main mail host.

Richard

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Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-18 09:38 +0100
  Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-18 11:07 -0400
    Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-18 09:15 -0700
      Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-18 12:54 -0400
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-18 10:29 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-18 17:30 +0000
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-03-19 09:04 +0100
          Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2015-03-19 22:25 -0400
      Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-18 18:22 +0000
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 11:41 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 11:41 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-18 11:41 -0700
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-18 20:28 +0100
          Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-18 19:37 +0000
            Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2015-03-18 23:22 +0100
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-21 22:48 +0000
  Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-21 22:47 +0000
    Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-21 16:14 -0700
      Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-30 09:52 +0000
        Re: Forged messages:the answer from aioe.org Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-30 09:14 -0700

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