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You're wrong. Most SMTP requires IP in the header, gmail does not. This causes contempt between certain groups, as while it's a boon for personal privacy, it of
by serf 12y ago
You're wrong. Most SMTP requires IP in the header, gmail does not. This causes contempt between certain groups, as while it's a boon for personal privacy, it often hinders investigations.
Here's a video with Mike Hearn giving a talk about spam. At the end and middle are mentions about gmail's lack of IP from sent emails, the end specifically from a network admin expressing his grievances about Google's efforts being a hindrance to law enforcement.
https://ripe64.ripe.net/archives/video/25/ https://ripe64.ripe.net/archives/video/25/
It is , however, standard practice for most SMTP providers to do this.
- jrochkind1 12y agoInteresting. The link I posted above must not be the one I read a few days ago on HN (or somewhere else?), cause it was actually posted several years ago on HN. Let me find what I read recently... Aha, it was on reddit, and is here: https://moderncrypto.org/mail-archive/messaging/2014/000780.html https://moderncrypto.org/mail-archive/messaging/2014/000780.... Ah, and you're right, I misremembered what it said about that, indeed it says gmail does not do that. okay! Obviously it _could_ if it wanted to, and other webmail might. But gmail does not, okay!