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It's actually quite easy to fake an email address because SMTP doesn't authenticate the sender. For example, I can send someone (exampleperson@example.com) an e
by edwardy20 15y ago
It's actually quite easy to fake an email address because SMTP doesn't authenticate the sender. For example, I can send someone (exampleperson@example.com) an email that appears to be from 'admin@facebook.com' with one line of php code:
<?php mail('exampleperson@example.com', 'Example Subject', 'Example Message', 'From: admin@facebook.com' ); ?>
- markelliot 15y agoThat explains spoofing of the originating address; to generate a signed email surely you would need a set of certificates.
- edwardy20 15y agoOops I missed that. noonat's solution seems more likely then.