PWG Mail Archive: Re: Anonymous Mail Messages

Re: Anonymous Mail Messages

Jeff Schnitzer (jds@underscore.com)
Wed, 14 Aug 1996 09:24:49 -0400

rbergma@dpc.com wrote:
>
> I have observed many messages from the PWG reflector without an
> author's name. While most of the messages have been informative,
> it is usually nice to know the source of the message.
>
> Since the new PWG server does not include the source of the original
> message (the HP server would sometimes include this informtion), I
> would like to recommend that everyone include a *signature* at the
> end of every message. (Then we will know who to thank or, in some
> cases, where to aim the laser.)

Ron,

I do not believe the new PWG server strips the "From:" line from
the mail header. Is it possible your mail agent or gateway is
munging the mail?

Signatures in mail are a good idea in any case. Many mail systems
mangle return addresses. For example, a simple "reply" to the
rbergma%miami.dnet.dpc.com@gate.dpc.com
"From:" address in the message quoted above would probably not make
it through the dpc gateway machine.

/Jeff

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