Re: e-mail spoofing

From: Alun Jones [MSFT] (alunj_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/30/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 15:47:53 -0700

"Dave" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:u$mpPcbvEHA.2536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> nope, the only ip you can trust is the one recorded by your server when it
> receives the mail... anything before that can be faked.

Even then, don't forget that the owner of an IP address _now_ may not be the
owner of the same IP address _then_.

Many ISPs cycle their customers through different IPs.

Alun.
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