Sorry, no password for SMTP is not always true. My ISP does require a userid and a password for the SMTP server and uses a non-default port number to prevent just such spoofing.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 11:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OT - disappearing responses On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 10:19 AM, zMan <zedgarhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> That account goes away if you change providers or move and have to >> change providers. Plus it enables a lot of impersonation. And when >> you upload any attachments, you are certain it gets to your email host >> anyway. > > "Plus it enables a lot of impersonation."?? Huh? How is a webmail account > any more immune to this? > -- > zMan -- "I've got a mainframe and I'm not afraid to use it" Someone could start their PC, start their email client, enter your email as the sender, and start sending emails through your account via SMTP by only getting your email address. No password required. Web pages do require passwords to access your account. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
