Most servers are today, but a certain Ugandan ISP -- and, accordingly, its SMTP server -- seems to be ten to fifteen years behind on basic security. :) That said, the very nature of SMTP is inherently insecure, which is why no one in their right mind would consider e-mail secure. Unless you encrypt and sign your messages, e-mail is about as secure as postcards. Less secure, in fact.
On 30 April 2012 15:47, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > Ha! > > Good one. I was wondering what was happening there for a second. Mail > servers are supposed to check that aren't they? > > P. > > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > > On 30 April 2012 12:06, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > >> (That said, it is not that hard to *fake* the message origin. This is >> Benjamin, not Peter. :-) ) >> _______________________________________________ >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug >> >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: >> [email protected] >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug >> >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including >> attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in >> any way. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. >
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