On Mon, 12 Oct 2015 16:53:05 -0400 (EDT), Stuart Longland wrote: > > I'd check the backscatter case, as this requires no skill on the part of > the attacker and is the most likely case. > ... > It's worth knowing how to read the headers of emails in this > circumstance as it can give you vital information for knowing what is > going on.
Unfortunately, I don't. Attached below is one of the mail delivery failure notices, which includes the headers of the original message. But I don't understand what it all means. Perhaps you or someone else out there can make some sense of it and advise me accordingly. Remember, I never sent the original e-mail. I just got the delivery failure notice. ----- This message was created automatically by the mail system (ecelerity). A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed: >>> zerrie...@aol.com (after RCPT TO): 550 5.1.1 <zerrie...@aol.com>: Recipient >>> address rejected: aol.com ------ This is a copy of the headers of the original message. ------ Return-Path: <zlinux...@wowway.com> X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=eaKdB+wH c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=FxXVyIFnAocEnA08ajU80w==:117 a=FxXVyIFnAocEnA08ajU80w==:17 a=K-v-2zaBAAAA:8 a=QP5IY3kgAAAA:8 a=ZhWb6TEzAAAA:8 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=op2l2dobe8TBvKaan4QA:9 a=qSf3gRf-E_nrW77P:21 a=Nputykdsa0hyqt36:21 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 X-CM-Score: 0 X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine X-Authed-Username: dGhlY291Z2hpbmdjYW5hcnlAd293d2F5LmNvbQ== X_CMAE_Category: , , X-CNFS-Analysis: X-CM-Score: X-Scanned-by: Cloudmark Authority Engine Authentication-Results: smtp02.wow.cmh.synacor.com smtp.user=thecoughingcanary; auth=pass (LOGIN) Received: from [69.73.17.154] ([69.73.17.154:57886] helo=46MmPDFcgl13022) by smtp.mail.wowway.com (envelope-from <zlinux...@wowway.com>) (ecelerity 3.6.1.42806 r(Platform:3.6.1.1)) with ESMTPA id 54/A2-15401-2D8D4165; Wed, 07 Oct 2015 04:33:28 -0400 Reply-To: <shoprecruite...@oath.com> Message-ID: <54.a2.15401.2d8d4...@smtp02.wow.cmh.synacor.com> From: "SSN"<zlinux...@wowway.com> To: shoprecruite...@oath.com Subject: - Welcome: Mystery Shopper's 2015 - Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2015 19:18:16 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1081 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1081 -- .''`. Stephen Powell <zlinux...@wowway.com> : :' : `. `'` `-