Re: incoming mail without information in the from, to, subject fields

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 04/18/04 

Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:57:21 GMT

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 18:02:39 +0000 (UTC), Bill Unruh <unruh@string.physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Alan Connor <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> writes:
>
> ]On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:45:58 GMT, Don Kelloway <dkelloway@commodon.com> wrote:
> ]>
> ]>> >> "Doug Fox" <dfox168@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ]>> >>
> ]>> >> > Lately, a friend has been receiveing many incoming mail without
> ]> any
> ]>> >> > information (blank) in the form, to, and subject fields. He uses
> ]> MS
> ]>> >> > Outlook. How a mail without information in the "To" field
> ]> arriving
> ]>> > in his
> ]>> >> > inbox? Any info are gratefully appreciated.
>
> Bcc:
> Blind carbon copy sends a copy of the message without a To: field
> necessarily. It is used to send copies of a message to undisclosed
> recipients, just like Cc: but without displaying the name of the
> recipient.
>
> You can certainly send a message without a From: or subject fields.
> Whether such is accepted by the recipient is up to the recipient.
>

The SMTP hosts at most ISPs will reject mail without a From: field.
Try it.

>
>
> ]You signature, Don, is oversized. The maximum size is 4 lines below
> ]the delimiter. If I see it again I will killfile you.
>
>
> OOO. A real threat that. Next you will say you will hold your breath
> until you are blue in the face.

That makes TWO stupid statements you have made in this post.

AC

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