On 10/21/2016 1:50 AM, Paweł Grzesik wrote:
> Hi Noel,
> 
> This is how I'm doing it:
> 
> [user@mailtest ~]# telnet localhost 25
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 mailtest.example.com <http://mailtest.example.com> ESMTP Postfix
> HELO mailtest
> 250 mailtest.example.com <http://mailtest.example.com>
> MAIL FROM: <r...@google.com <mailto:r...@google.com>>
> 250 2.1.0 Ok
> RCPT TO: pa...@example.com <mailto:pa...@example.com>
> 250 2.1.5 Ok
> DATA
> 354 End data with <CR><LF>.<CR><LF>
> From: j...@mailtest.example.com <mailto:j...@mailtest.example.com>
> To: pa...@mailtest.example.com <mailto:pa...@mailtest.example.com>
> Subject: Testing SCAM
> Text: ABC123
> .
> 250 2.0.0 Ok: queued as 481D6C76B6


That's a header, not the body, and is not used for anything other
than display in your mail client.  Looks as if you've discovered
that the From: header doesn't have any relation to the envelope
sender.  This is a basic feature and requirement of mail.


  -- Noel Jones

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