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Re: [cobalt-users] Re: NeoMail 1.25
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Re: NeoMail 1.25
- From: Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat Oct 13 18:08:00 2001
- Organization: nobaloney.net
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
Andy Robinowitz wrote:
> It looks like John can now
> send messages as john@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> This seems this might be a security issues to me?
Anyone on the 'net can use any return address s/he desires. Is that a
security issue?
Of course even though john can send email as john@xxxxxxxxx, he CANNOT
receive email at that address.
Neither with NeoMail nor with the standard smtp/pop configurations.
Jeff
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