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I didn’t read the full list, but I found it interesting that the writer noted that some providers store the sending and delivery IPs without acknowledging these
by alphabettsy 6y ago
I didn’t read the full list, but I found it interesting that the writer noted that some providers store the sending and delivery IPs without acknowledging these are in the email headers. Doesn’t this mean that every provider fails that test, but only some disclosed that?
- jessaustin 6y agoDo they have to be in the headers? If they're in the headers normally, do they have to be saved by the email provider? Additionally, it seems that many of these providers will delete messages entirely when downloaded through IMAP and SMTP.
- andreareina 6y agoThe provider has to save the headers to forward them to you; if it doesn't then it's altering your emails. I've never heard of providers deleting messages upon being accessed through IMAP. Are you thinking of POP3?
- newscracker 6y agoA related point: for a very long time, Gmail has removed the sender’s IP address from mail headers. If you receive an email in Gmail, you can’t get the sender’s IP address from the headers (or from anywhere in that email). There are also email providers who, when sending your email out, remove your IP address from the header and substitute it with their own IP address for better privacy.
- fakedang 6y agoThink Gmail does the latter. I've seen all my mail pass through servers in California.
- newscracker 6y agoI haven’t checked the latter with Gmail, but it certainly does the former. You can verify it by sending an email from an address hosted by another provider to Gmail and checking the headers in the received email in Gmail. The headers will not have your (sender) IP address.