> Susan, don't confuse a web-based mail client with a real email client > such as Firefox. What you ascribe as typical behaviour for an email > client only applies to web-based mail clients. You are correct when you > imply this behaviour for Yahoo and Gmail. > > Real email clients do it properly!
When you say "do it properly", what they're actually doing is, as is your ISP, allowing 'Spoofed' email through. When you send an email to the list it goes to the list servers and then out to the list members, including you. That return message purports to come from you but is not from your address. That is Spoofed and should NOT be allowed through. I run my own email server (Exchange) at home and it blocks such messages unless I set a rule. It seems gmail, etc. are blocking them too. Ok, it's convenient that you get them if you're on a mailing list but it is not correct. Most of your spam is from spoofed addresses (they could use your address), 'cos they don't want to be tracked down. If all spoofed emails were blocked a lot of them would be out of business. Until they came up with another way of course. Dave. ..................................................................................... This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal ..................................................................................... Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
